Legal Opinion
Moss v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 25, 2002No. S01A1217, S01A1218PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sears, Presiding Justice.
Dwayne Moss and Scott Moss, the appellants in these two cases, were jointly indicted and tried for the malice murder and felony murder of Zannie Mae Dunn and for the burglary of Dunn’s apartment. Dwayne pled guilty to theft by receiving stolen property as a lesser included offense of the burglary charge, and was convicted of the felony murder of Dunn. The trial court sentenced Dwayne as a recidivist under OCGA § 17-10-7, and imposed a sentence of life without parole. Scott Moss was convicted of malice murder, felony murder, burglary, and a controlled substance…
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