Mitchell v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseIn October 2016, Taiquan Mitchell and Deon Dorsey were jointly tried and found guilty of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Marcus Waters, Jr. On appeal, Mitchell argued the trial court erred in denying his motion for new trial on the general grounds and in denying his motion for a mistrial after two jurors were seen being served alcoholic beverages during a lunch break. Dorsey separately argued that the evidence was not sufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt the crimes for which he was convicted. The Georgia Supreme Court consolidated these appeals for the purpose of issuing an opinion, and finding no reversible error, affirmed the convictions.
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