Supreme Court of Georgia – State v. Thomas, S21A0324

        Attorney Elizabeth Brandenburg, with co-counsel, Howard Weintraub represented Mr. Thomas and is pleased to announce success in the appeal of this murder case. In September 2020 Fulton County Superior Court granted our motion for new trial based on a Brady violation by the State. The court agreed that the State had suppressed a deal it made with an important witness. The Supreme Court upheld the grant of the motion for new trial due to the State’s failure to disclose this deal. The witness was important because other than this witness, there was very little evidence to corroborate the alleged co-conspirator’s biased testimony, which is required by law. The witness had a deal with the State in exchange for her testimony to request dismissal of her felony charge in another county where she was facing mandatory prison time if convicted. After the trial, the charge was dismissed. This deal was not disclosed. Our firm is very pleased that Mr. Thomas will get a new trial with all of the evidence presented to the jury.it in Fulton County. The result of hard work and investigation is our firms’ purpose, and it matters.