Legal Opinion
Meriwether v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 30, 1992No. A92A0378PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Johnson, Judge.
Robert L. Meriwether was charged with one count of aggravated assault. After a jury trial, Meriwether was found guilty and sentenced to 12 years in prison. No motion for a new trial was filed. Meriwether appeals his conviction.
It is uncontested that Meriwether shot Felix Holloway once in the stomach in a dispute over an amplifier. At the time of the shooting, Holloway was raking the yard outside his house. As his defense, Meriwether asserted that he was afraid that Holloway would injure him with the rake, and fired the shot in self-defense.
1. Meriwether asserts as his first two…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Ponder v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
- Martin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Holt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
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- Holt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992