Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 30, 2008No. S08A0018PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENHAM, Justice.
On June 6, 1997, Frederick Keith Hope was fatally shot while driving a car near the Atlanta hotel where he was a registered guest. Appellant Courtney Smith was convicted of malice murder in connection with the death of Hope and appeals the judgment of conviction entered against him. * 1
The chief medical examiner for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) testified the victim died from massive internal bleeding caused by a gunshot that entered and exited his right arm and then entered his chest and damaged his aorta. The vehicle the victim was driving when he suffered the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Boseman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
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