Chambers v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Phipps, Presiding Judge.
In connection with the shooting death of 17-year-old Wendell “L. J.” Lewis Gilliam, Jr., Philmon Chambers, who also was 17 years of age at the time of the shooting, was charged with aggravated assault (by use of a deadly weapon), felony murder, and murder. A jury found him guilty of aggravated assault, felony murder, and voluntary manslaughter as a lesser included offense of murder. After the trial court merged the three counts, Chambers was sentenced for committing voluntary manslaughter. His motion for new trial was denied.
In this appeal, Chambers contends that the…
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