Legal Opinion
Henderson v. Hames
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 12, 2010No. S10A0363PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAHMIAS, Justice.
In 2002, Joshua Hames was convicted of misuse of a firearm while hunting and felony murder in the shooting death of his brother Sam. The trial court sentenced him to life in prison, and this Court affirmed on direct appeal. See Hames v. State, 278 Ga. 182 (598 SE2d 459) (2004). In 2005, Hames filed a pro se petition for habeas corpus, which the habeas court granted. The Warden appeals. We affirm because, as explained below, the habeas court correctly held that Hames’s indictment and convictions are void.
1. On direct appeal, this Court summarized the evidence presented at…
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