Legal Opinion
Hall v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 5, 1978No. 33110PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Undercofler, Presiding Justice.
Jimmy Don Hall was sentenced to death for the armed robbery and felony murder of Henry Williamson, the clerk of a liquor store in Muscogee County. His co-defendant James Floyd Smith received a life sentence. Hall appeals both his conviction and sentence. We affirm his conviction for felony murder, but, on sentence review, must vacate the death penalty.
1. In Enumerations of error 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9 and 10, Hall raises the general grounds, which he also urged in his motion for a new trial. He argues that the evidence is circumstantial and does not preclude all…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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3Cited by78 opinions
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