Legal Opinion
Hyman v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 12, 2000No. S00A0844PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Justice.
Autouri Holcomb shot and killed his girlfriend and, the next morning, went to the home of his friend Algernon M. Hyman. Police obtained a warrant for the arrest of Holcomb, searched for him in various locations, and eventually proceeded to Hyman’s home. Hyman and his mother told police that Holcomb was not in the house, and Ms. Hyman consented to a search. When Officer George Hester looked into a closet, Holcomb fatally shot him. After police threw in tear gas, Holcomb left the room with his gun and threatened to kill the police officers, who then shot and killed him. The…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Georgia v. McCollumSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Cuzzort v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Woodard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
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3Cited by17 opinions
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