WHITED v. STATE

S22A1215.

883 S.E.2d 342 (2023)

WHITED v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: January 18, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara Mattes , Barbara Mattes , Attorney at Law, P.O. Box 5952, Athens, Georgia 30604, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Matthew Blackwell Crowder , Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Walter Cliff Howard , Deputy Chief A.D.A., Alcovy Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, 303 S. Hammond Drive, Suite 334, Monroe, Georgia 30655, Randal Matthew McGinley , District Attorney, Alcovy Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, 1132 Usher Street, NW, Room 313, Covington, Georgia 30014, for Appellee.


Justin Lee Whited was convicted of felony murder, aggravated battery, and cruelty to children in the first degree in connection with the death of his seven-week old daughter, Dinah Whited. On appeal, Whited argues that: (1) the trial court plainly erred by giving a single-witness charge under OCGA § 24-14-8 without also giving...

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