Legal Opinion
Coleman v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 9, 2009No. S09A1144, S09A1922PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Justice.
Joseph Pernice and Sang Duk Lee suffered fatal gunshot wounds in Muscogee County in 2003. Appellant Farnsworth Coleman, Jr., was convicted of and sentenced for the malice murder and aggravated assault of Pernice, as well as possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and two violations of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. Coleman was acquitted of the murder and aggravated assault of Sang Duk Lee. Appellant Anthony Jackson was convicted of and sentenced for the malice murder and aggravated assault of Sang Duk Lee, possession of a firearm during the commission…
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