Legal Opinion

Scott v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 10, 2003No. S02A1774PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Justice.

A jury acquitted Tyrone Scott of the malice murder of Dorothy Hicks, but found him guilty of felony murder during the commission of aggravated assault upon her. The jury also returned guilty verdicts on two separate counts of aggravated assault, and on one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The trial court entered judgments of conviction and sentenced him to life imprisonment for murder and to concurrent terms of years for the remaining four offenses. After denial of a motion for new trial, Scott brings this appeal.

1. The nude body of the victim was…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Smith v. HardrickSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  3. Lowe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  4. Borders v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  5. Grace v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Reed v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  2. Stinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  3. Wyman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  4. Starks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  5. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007

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