Legal Opinion
Veal v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 21, 2016No. S15A1721PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAHMIAS, Justice.
Appellant Robert Veal challenges his convictions for numerous crimes, including murder and rape, committed in the course of two armed robberies on November 22, 2010. He contends that the evidence at trial as to one set of crimes was insufficient to corroborate the testimony of his accomplice; we reject that contention and affirm all of the convictions. Appellant also contends that the two counts charging him with criminal street gang activity should have merged for sentencing; we reject that contention as well, although we have identified a merger error made in Appellant’s…
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