PAYNE v. STATE

S23A1205.

897 S.E.2d 809 (2024)

PAYNE v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: February 6, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine Morgan Mason , Law Office of the Public Defender, 902 Greene Street, Augusta, Georgia 30901, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Clint Christopher Malcolm , Assistant Attorney General, Meghan Hobbs Hill , Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Stephany Julissa Luttrell , Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Anthony Brett Williams , A.D.A., Paulding County District Attorney's Office, 280 Constitution Boulevard, Room 2072, Dallas, Georgia 30132, for Appellee.


Appellant Austin Levi Payne appeals his convictions for felony murder and other crimes related to the death of one-year-old Journey Cowart ("Journey").1 On appeal, Appellant contends that the trial court erred by denying his motion for a directed verdict because...

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