Legal Opinion
Hammock v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 2, 2004No. S03A1604PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Chief Justice.
Cherry Hammock appeals from her convictions for felony murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Hammock contends that her right to confrontation was violated when a juror gathered extra-judicial information on a key issue in the case and relayed it to the other jurors. Because there is a reasonable possibility that the juror’s misconduct contributed to Hammock’s conviction, we reverse.
1. The evidence at trial showed that Hammock returned home from a trip on Saturday, September 22, 2001 to find that the victim, her husband, had destroyed…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Watkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Bobo v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Morton v. BellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
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3Cited by29 opinions
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