Robertson v. State

Melton, Justice.

On March 9,1995, Billy Ray Robertson was found guilty by a jury of conspiracy to commit burglary, burglary, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, armed robbery, and felony murder. At sentencing, the trial court merged the conspiracy convictions with their substantive counterparts and sentenced defendant to life for felony murder, plus 20 consecutive years for armed robbery and an additional 20 consecutive years for burglary. Robertson appealed to this Court, and, in Robertson v. State, 268 Ga. 772 (493 SE2d 697) (1997), we affirmed his conviction. With regard to Robertson’s…