Legal Opinion
Nelson v. Hall
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 25, 2002No. S02A1598PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, Justice.
Calvin Leon Nelson was convicted of aggravated assault, kidnapping with bodily injury, and armed robbery. He was sentenced as a recidivist to life without the possibility of parole on both the kidnapping and armed robbery convictions, and to a 20-year concurrent term for aggravated assault. On direct appeal, the Court of Appeals reversed the armed robbery conviction, but affirmed the others. Nelson v. State, 233 Ga. App. 385 (503 SE2d 335) (1998), overruled in part in Curtis v. State, 275 Ga. 576 (571 SE2d 376) (2002). Nelson subsequently pled guilty to the lesser offense of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Curtis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
- Bundren v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
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- Shorter v. WatersSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
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