COTTON v. STATE

No. S15A0590.

773 S.E.2d 242 (2015)

297 Ga. 257

COTTON v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

June 1, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Viveca Burns Famber , Viveca R. Famber Powell , Attorney at Law, Austell, for appellant.

Paula Khristian Smith, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Atty. Gen., Samuel S. Glens , Atty. Gen., Vicki Samara Bass , Asst. Atty. Gen., Department of Law, Atlanta, Tracy Graham Lawson , Dist. Atty., Jay Marvin Jackson , Asst. Dist. Atty., Elizabeth A. Baker , Deputy Chief Asst. Dist. Atty., Clayton County District Attorney's Office, Jonesboro, for appellee.


Dustin James Cotton was tried by a Clayton County jury and convicted of murder and other crimes in connection with the fatal stabbing of Tyriss Turner. Cotton appeals, contending that the verdict is against the weight of the evidence. Cotton also asserts that the trial court erred when it denied his

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