Legal Opinion
Hunt v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 12, 2004No. S04A0960PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNSTEIN, Justice.
Anthony Leon Hunt was convicted of malice murder, felony murder and aggravated assault in the shooting death of Melvin Manual. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the felony murder conviction. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial. Finding no error, we affirm.
1. The jury was authorized to find that Hunt was standing outside the home of Coleman, his then-girlfriend, after midnight when he was approached by the victim, Melvin Manual. Coleman, her brother Antonio Young and witness Redmond observed the two men begin to scuffle. Manual took a pistol from…
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