Legal Opinion

Hosley v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 26, 2013No. A13A0587PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.

Darius Hosley appeals after a jury found him guilty of kidnapping, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, possession of a gun during the commission of a crime, fleeing from a police officer, carrying a gun without a license, and simple battery. Hosley contends that counsel was ineffective in failing to request a jury charge of not *426guilty by reason of insanity; that the trial court should have charged the jury sua sponte on not guilty by reason of insanity; that the false imprisonment conviction should have been merged with the kidnapping conviction; and, that the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  3. Clay v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  4. Battles v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  5. McNaughton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  2. Perkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  3. Chester v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  4. Charley Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014

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