OWENS v. STATE

S23A0607.

891 S.E.2d 825 (2023)

OWENS v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: August 21, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Monroe , John Monroe Law, PC, 156 Robert Jones Road, Dawsonville, Georgia 30534, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Emily Rebecca Polk , Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Fani T. Willis , District Attorney, Kevin Christopher Armstrong , Senior A.D.A., Jayna Edwards , Senior A.D.A., Fulton County District Attorney's Office, 136 Pryor Street SW, Third Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, for Appellee.


In October 2015, Norris Owens was convicted of felony murder based on possession of a firearm by a first-offender probationer and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Randolph Williamson. On appeal, Owens argues that the trial court erred by not merging the count for felony murder based on unlawful possession of...

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