Legal Opinion

Shelton R. Thomas v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 10, 2015No. A14A2052, A14A2053, A14A2054, A14A2055PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Branch, Judge.

Following a trial by jury during which he represented himself, Shelton R. Thomas was convicted of multiple crimes arising out of two incidents in which he accosted female victims at gunpoint. He was sentenced to life. On these pro se appeals, Thomas does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence. Rather, he raises 13 enumerations of error regarding the trial court’s rulings on motions concerning, among other things, the legality of his arrest, his right to represent himself, his right to a speedy trial and appeal, the legality of the grand jury proceedings, and his right to…

2Cases cited70 opinions

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3Cited by27 opinions

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