Legal Opinion
Hames v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 7, 2004No. S04A0489PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARLEY, Justice.
Joshua Hames was indicted on alternative counts of malice murder, felony murder by misusing a firearm while hunting, and felony murder while in the commission of aggravated assault. The grand jury also indicted him separately for the two underlying felonies. A jury acquitted him on the counts charging malice murder, felony murder during the commission of aggravated assault, and aggravated assault. However, it found him guilty of felony murder by the misuse of a firearm and on the separate count for that offense. Merging the underlying felony into the homicide, the trial court…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Woodham v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- Rowe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- Russell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Givens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Butler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
- Henderson v. HamesSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
- Towry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
- Axelburg v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
- Roberts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
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