Legal Opinion
Thomas v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 24, 2012No. S12A0528PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, Justice.
Appellant James Tyrone Thomas was convicted of malice murder following a bench trial in Mitchell County Superior Court and was sentenced to life in prison in April 2001. His conviction was affirmed on appeal in Thomas v. State, 274 Ga. 479 (554 SE2d 470) (2001). On August 12, 2011, Thomas filed an extraordinary motion in arrest of judgment in the Superior Court of Mitchell County, arguing his indictment was defective in that it failed to charge the critical element of venue, and additionally asserting that his conviction is void because the State failed to charge an…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Harper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
- Wright v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
- Lay v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
- Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
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