Legal Opinion

Hall v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 30, 2004No. A04A2039PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge.

Robert Nathaniel Hall appeals from his convictions for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and trafficking cocaine. On appeal he asserts several enumerations of error, but the undisputed evidence reveals that at the time Hall filed his original notice of appeal, he was a fugitive from justice. “When one becomes a fugitive from justice, so long as he remains so he forfeits all right to have the aid of the courts in reviewing errors claimed to have occurred in connection with his case, and upon being apprised of his escape or flight it is the duty of this court to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Blassingame v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  2. Gilbert v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  3. Shelton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Harper v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  2. Mohamed v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  3. Tompkins v. HallSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012

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