SAUDER v. STATE
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Frederick Sauder was convicted of malice murder and other crimes related to the armed robbery of Wayne Alexander and his subsequent shooting death. The crimes occurred in August 2016, and Sauder was indicted in December 2017. The jury found Sauder guilty of the charges in February 2019, and he was sentenced to life in prison for malice murder, along with additional years for armed robbery, burglary, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Sauder appealed, arguing that the evidence presented at his trial was insufficient to support several of his convictions and that the trial court made several errors.
The Supreme Court of Georgia found that the evidence presented at Sauder's trial was sufficient to support his convictions. The court also found that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by admitting into evidence an excerpt of a phone call Sauder made while in jail awaiting trial. The court did, however, vacate Sauder's conviction for possession of a firearm during the commission of aggravated assault due to a merger error, but affirmed his other convictions.
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