Legal Opinion

Foster v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 22, 2018No. S18A1494Published

1Opinion of the Court

304 Ga. 624

FINAL COPY S18A1494. FOSTER v. THE STATE. MELTON, Chief Justice. Following a jury trial, Jerome Foster was found guilty of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, and related crimes in connection with the robbery, beating, and strangling death of Kenneth Scott, Jr.1 In his sole enumeration on 1 On November 20, 2012, Foster was indicted for malice murder, two counts of felony murder (predicated on aggravated assault with intent to rob and robbery by force), robbery by force, and aggravated assault with intent to rob. Following a November 10, 2014 Faretta hearing during which…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  4. State v. AlmanzaSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  5. State v. FrostSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015

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