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Wheelerv.The State

CourtSupreme Court of Georgia
Docket No.S22A1236
DecidedAugust 9, 2022
Reporter314 Ga. 484
JudgesSee official opinion.
Tags
CriminalMurderSuppressionHarmless ErrorSentencing
Case Summary

Eric Wheeler challenged convictions arising from a 2003 shooting that killed one victim and injured another. He argued that the trial court should have suppressed a gun, ammunition box, and bloody clothing obtained during a challenged search. The Supreme Court held any search error harmless because Wheeler admitted shooting the victims, but it identified an unresolved sentencing problem where counts were both merged and separately sentenced. The Court affirmed the convictions, vacated the improper merger and sentences, and remanded.

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