Legal Opinion

Hall v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 20, 2010No. S10A0692PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUNSTEIN, Chief Justice.

Michelle Garner Hall was convicted of malice murder and aggravated assault in the shooting death of her husband, Britt Hall. She appeals from the denial of her motion for new trial, 1 contending that the trial court erred by admitting similar transaction evidence and prior consistent statements and by failing to charge on involuntary manslaughter. Finding no error, we affirm.

1. The evidence adduced at trial authorized the jury to find that appellant was married to the victim and that the couple was experiencing stress as a result of serious financial difficulties. On…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Drinkard v. WalkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  3. Pareja v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  4. Roper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  5. Tuff v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Neal v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  2. Shaw v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  3. Ledford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  4. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  5. Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010

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