Legal Opinion

Hames v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 7, 2004No. S04A0489Published

1Opinion of the Court

598 S.E.2d 459 (2004)

278 Ga. 182

HAMES

v.

The STATE.

No. S04A0489.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

June 7, 2004.

Reconsideration Denied July 12, 2004.

James E. Millsaps, Covington, GA, for appellant.

W. Kendall Wynne, Jr., Dist. Atty., Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Raina Nadler, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

CARLEY, Justice.

Joshua Hames was indicted on alternative counts of malice murder, felony murder by misusing a firearm while hunting, and felony murder while in the commission of aggravated assault. The grand jury also indicted him separately for the two underlying felonies. A jury acquitted him on the…

Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent.

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Brannan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  3. Woodham v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  4. Rowe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  5. Russell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997

18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API