Legal Opinion

Hart v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 29, 2019No. S19A0031PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Benham, Justice.

**681Appellant Jonathan Andrew Hart was convicted of felony murder predicated on aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in connection with the shooting death of his wife, Stephanie Hart. On appeal, Appellant contends that the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that his actions were not legally excused because the shooting was accidental. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.1

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury's verdicts, the evidence presented at trial showed the following. In July 2008, Appellant and…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  3. Wade v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  4. Wade v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  5. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. STEPP-McCOMMONS v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  2. DRAUGHN v. THE STATE (Three Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  3. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  4. Cooper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  5. Hart v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019

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