Legal Opinion

Sosebee v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 11, 2023No. S23A0589PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

317 Ga. 424

FINAL COPY S23A0589. SOSEBEE v. THE STATE. ELLINGTON, Justice. A Hall County jury found Christopher Sosebee guilty of felony murder in the death of Brian Hayes resulting from a car wreck.1 Sosebee contends that Count 1, felony murder, and Count 4, 1 The wreck occurred on July 22, 2020. On May 5, 2021, a Hall County grand jury returned an indictment charging Sosebee with felony murder predicated on fleeing and attempting to elude a police officer (Count 1), homicide by vehicle in the first degree, predicated on driving under the influence (Count 2), homicide by vehicle in the first…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Rummel v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Banta v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  3. Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  4. Humphrey v. WilsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  5. Ortiz v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  4. Sellers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2026
  5. Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023

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