Legal Opinion
Bennett v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided December 20, 2024No. S24A1374PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
320 Ga. 580
FINAL COPY S24A1374. BENNETT v. THE STATE. BOGGS, Chief Justice. Appellant DeMarvin Ladele Bennett challenges his convictions for malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of 73-year-old Jack Hough. Appellant contends that the evidence was constitutionally insufficient to support his conviction for malice murder, that the trial court abused its discretion by admitting evidence of his 2012 guilty plea conviction for robbery, that the trial court erred by instructing the jury that it could consider that 2012 conviction for the purpose of showing intent, and…
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