Legal Opinion
Nance v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided December 1, 2005No. S05P1438PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENHAM, Justice.
A jury convicted Michael W. Nance in 1997 of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, theft by taking, criminal attempt to commit armed robbery, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. He was sentenced to death for malice murder. This Court affirmed the convictions, but reversed the death sentence due to a prospective juror being improperly qualified to serve on the jury. Nance v. State, 272 Ga. 217 (6) (526 SE2d 560) (2000). In the 2002 sentencing trial that followed the reversal of the imposition of the death penalty, a jury recommended a…
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