Court reverses Gwinnett murder conviction
The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday reversed the murder conviction against Tommy Tyrone Griffin, who was accused of killing a man during a drug transaction.
The court found prosecutors had failed to prove that Griffin also was guilty of conspiring to traffic cocaine. Because Griffin’s felony murder conviction was predicated on that drug offense, his murder conviction also must be reversed, the court said in a 4-3 decision. Griffin was accused of the April 8, 2010, killing of Pedro Ortiz-Gonzalez during a shootout at the Sinclair Apartments.
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Bill Rankin has been an AJC reporter for more than 30 years. His father, Jim Rankin, worked as an editor for the newspaper for 26 years, retiring in 1986. Bill has primarily covered the state’s court system, doing all he can do to keep the scales of justice on an even keel. Since 2015, he has been the host of the newspaper’s Breakdown podcast.
