Tanthongsack v. State

Carley, Justice.

Appellant and a co-defendant were brought to trial before a jury and found guilty of malice murder, felony murder while in the commission of an aggravated assault, and aggravated assault. In accordance with Malcolm v. State, 263 Ga. 369, 373 (5) (434 SE2d 479) (1993), however, the trial court entered judgments of conviction and life sentences only as to the malice murder count. Thereafter, separate motions for new trial were filed and, when those motions were denied, separate notices of appeal were filed.1

1. Appellant urges that, because he is Laotian, he “may not” have…