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Dorsey v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia
Mar 27, 2000
528 S.E.2d 257 (Ga. 2000)

Opinion

S00A0672.

DECIDED: MARCH 27, 2000

Appeal dismissed. All the Justices concur.

Duana R. Sanson, for appellant

J. Tom Morgan III, District Attorney, Barbara B. Conroy, Maria Murcier-Ashley, Assistant District Attorneys, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Wylencia H. Monroe, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee


Defendant's counsel filed a suggestion of death, pointing out that defendant died in prison pending this appeal. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed as moot. Grogan v. State, 248 Ga. 312 ( 283 S.E.2d 899) (1981); Buttrum v. State, 248 Ga. 306 ( 283 S.E.2d 899) (1981); McClendon v. State, 220 Ga. App. 205 ( 469 S.E.2d 551) (1996).


Summaries of

Dorsey v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia
Mar 27, 2000
528 S.E.2d 257 (Ga. 2000)
Case details for

Dorsey v. State

Case Details

Full title:DORSEY v. THE STATE

Court:Supreme Court of Georgia

Date published: Mar 27, 2000

Citations

528 S.E.2d 257 (Ga. 2000)
528 S.E.2d 257

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