Stephens v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseStephanie Stephens appealed several convictions stemming from the death of her child, Jewell, from cocaine poisoning. Stephens was ultimately sentenced on only one count, felony murder predicated on possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. She argued the evidence was insufficient on that count because the State failed to prove a nexus between the underlying felony and her child’s death. The Georgia Supreme Court rejected that argument, and the same argument in the appeal of her co-defendant, with whom Stephens was tried jointly. Her remaining arguments addressed counts that the trial court merged or effectively vacated, and thus are moot. As such, the Supreme Court affirmed the conviction.
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