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State v. Hood

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 22, 2014No. S14A0763PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackwell, Justice.

James Hood was tried by a Clarke County jury, convicted of murder and several other crimes, and sentenced for the murder to a term of imprisonment for life with the possibility of parole. The State appeals, contending that Hood instead should have been sentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole. The problem is, Hood filed a timely motion for new trial, his motion was pending when the State filed its notice of appeal, and as far as we know, his motion still is pending today.

At this point, the State’s notice of appeal has not yet ripened, and the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  2. Heard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  3. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA v. GeterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  4. Hann v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  5. Hearst v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994

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3Cited by12 opinions

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