“I SHOULD NOT BE SERVING LIFE IN PRISON FOR WHAT HAPPENED ON INTERSTATE 16”!!! BELIEVE IT OR NOT, AUTHORITIES SAY ROBERT BRANDON KELLER KILLED A DRIVER ON THE HIGHWAY AND TOOK HIS CAR, AND TWO MONTHS AFTER BEING SENTENCED TO TWO LIFE TERMS PLUS 25 YEARS HE WANTS A GEORGIA JUDGE TO THROW OUT THE VERDICTS.
In October 2024, authorities responded to what initially appeared to be a roadside incident along Interstate 16 in Georgia.
Upon arriving at the scene, emergency responders found Bruce William Dupree severely injured on the shoulder of the interstate.
Dupree had been stabbed in the head.
He had also been stabbed in the neck.
Investigators said Dupree suffered defensive wounds to his hands.
Investigators also reported that his throat had been cut.
Across the interstate median, authorities discovered blood trails and blood pools.
Dupree later died from his injuries.
According to the indictment, Robert Brandon Keller killed Dupree before taking his vehicle.
The indictment also states that Keller took Dupree’s cellphone.
During the investigation, police received another 911 call from a nearby store.
The caller reported a man who was covered in blood.
The caller also reported that the man was paying for items with blood-covered money.
That man was later identified as Keller.
Police arrested Keller shortly afterward.
His case also involved significant competency questions prior to trial.
While incarcerated before trial, Keller removed his own eyeballs in acts of self-harm.
Two medical providers subsequently conducted competency evaluations on Keller.
The court then held a competency hearing.
Following the evaluations and the hearing, a judge ultimately found Keller competent to stand trial under Georgia law.
On July 1, Keller stood trial before a jury.
At trial, Keller’s attorneys presented alternative theories regarding what happened inside Dupree’s vehicle.
Defense counsel also raised the possibility that a third person had been present.
Yet the jury rejected the defense.
Jurors convicted Keller on all 10 felony counts.
The convictions included malice murder.
The convictions included felony murder.
Keller was also convicted of armed robbery.
He was convicted of aggravated assault.
The jury further convicted him of hijacking a motor vehicle.
Following the verdict, Keller was sentenced to two life sentences plus 25 years.
Now, two months after the jury convicted him, Keller is asking a Georgia judge to throw out the verdicts.
Keller has filed a motion seeking a new trial.
In his filing, Keller argues that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient.
He argues that the verdict went against the weight of the evidence.
And Keller argues that the court committed legal errors requiring a new trial.
His motion does not yet detail those alleged legal errors.
Under state procedure, a motion for a new trial serves as a standard first step toward appealing a Georgia criminal conviction.
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