State v. Kelly

Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided 2011-11-07

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HUNSTEIN, Chief Justice. We granted the State’s interlocutory appeal, in which it challenges the grant of a new trial to appellee Lonnie Kelly as the result of the finding of a fatal omission in the jury charge, to address (1) the circumstances under which an appellate court may review alleged jury instruction errors to which no objection was raised at trial, see OCGA § 17-8-58; and (2) assuming such review was appropriate in th…

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