Legal Opinion
Hill v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 19, 2020No. S20A0781PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
310 Ga. 180
FINAL COPY S20A0781. HILL v. THE STATE. ELLINGTON, Justice. After Christina and Marshall Wellington were unable to pay a drug debt, Otis Hill shot them. Christina died; Marshall survived but lost an eye. Hill and Aviance Marshall (“Aviance”), who drove Hill and the Wellingtons to the location of the shooting, were charged with malice murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, and related offenses. Hill was convicted of kidnapping and murdering Christina, kidnapping, battering, and attempting to murder Marshall, and a weapons charge.1 On appeal, Hill contends that the 1 The crimes…
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