Head v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseAppellant Dennaryl Head was convicted of felony murder and other crimes in connection with the 2006 shooting death of Dwight Smith. On appeal, Head contended that: (1) the evidence presented at trial was legally insufficient to sustain the verdict against him under former OCGA § 24-4-8; and (2) the trial court abused its discretion under former OCGA § 24-3-1 by admitting hearsay testimony from a police detective. The Georgia Supreme Court concluded that the evidence was sufficient under former OCGA § 24-4-8 because the testimony of Head’s accomplice was sufficiently corroborated. "And, pretermitting whether the trial court erred in admitting the challenged testimony," the Court concluded any error was harmless.
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