Legal Opinion
Hood v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 17, 1986No. 72372PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Presiding Judge.
Leon Hood appeals his conviction of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Hood was found guilty by a jury of shooting Marcus Polite with a pistol, and following his conviction he entered a plea of guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
On the morning of September 14, 1984, Marcus Polite was in a McDonald’s restaurant in Savannah placing his breakfast order when Hood came up behind him and asked him if he had a sister by the name of Iris Polite. Polite replied that he did and turned back toward the counter to wait for his…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Bell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Shirley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Nunnally v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Gielow v. StricklandCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Spaulding v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Bogan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Eller v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Hernandez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
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