State v. Marlowe

Fletcher, Chief Justice.

We granted certiorari in these cases to consider conflicting opinions from the Georgia Court of Appeals regarding whether multiple convictions for the possession of a weapon during the commission of a felony merge when there is continuous possession of a single weapon during multiple predicate offenses.1 We conclude that the legislature has not authorized multiple convictions for possession of a weapon when multiple felonies are committed against one victim. Multiple convictions may be authorized in other circumstances such as when there are multiple victims.…