Legal Opinion
Hodnett v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 23, 1998No. S97A1480PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hines, Justice.
A jury found Johnny Hodnett guilty of malice murder, three counts of criminal attempt to commit armed robbery, two counts of aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of murder in connection with the attempted armed robbery and fatal shooting of Jeremy Lawson and the attempted armed robbery and aggravated assault of David Polk and Brad Purvis. Hodnett appeals after being denied a new trial. For the reasons which follow, we affirm Hodnett’s convictions.
The evidence construed in favor of the verdicts showed that on the evening of March 3, 1995, Lawson,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Smith v. FrancisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
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3Cited by21 opinions
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