Legal Opinion
Hood v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 5, 2018No. S17A1753PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
303 Ga. 420
FINAL COPY S17A1753. HOOD v. THE STATE. NAHMIAS, Justice. Appellant Tommy Hood was convicted of felony murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Morrell Dorsey and the aggravated assault of Alkeyna Bilal. Appellant contends that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to prove him guilty of felony murder; that the trial court committed plain error in failing to give, and his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance in failing to request, certain jury instructions; and that the trial court erred in sentencing him. We affirm.1 1 The victim was…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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3Cited by42 opinions
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