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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