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ROESSER v. STATE

No. S12G1846.

751 S.E.2d 297 (2013)

ROESSER v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

November 18, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Steel, The Steel Law Firm, P.C, Atlanta, for appellant.

Wesley Charles Ross, Asst. Dist. Atty., Daniel J. Porter, Dist. Atty., Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office, for appellee.

HUNSTEIN, Justice.

A jury acquitted Christopher Roesser of malice murder, felony murder, and aggravated assault, but was unable to reach a verdict on the lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter. When the State sought to retry Roesser for voluntary manslaughter, he filed a plea in bar asserting double jeopardy based on collateral estoppel. The trial court denied the plea, and the Court of Appeals affirmed. See Roesser v. State, 316 Ga.App. 850(1),...

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