Legal Opinion
Fairclough v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 19, 2003No. S03A0213PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Justice.
A jury found Chesney Devon Fairclough guilty of malice and felony murder. The felony murder verdict was vacated as a matter of law, and the trial court entered judgment of conviction only on the malice murder count and sentenced Fairclough to life imprisonment. See Malcolm v. State, 263 Ga. 369, 372 (5) (434 SE2d 479) (1993). The trial court granted Fairclough an out-of-time appeal and subsequently denied a motion for new trial.
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2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
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