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Dolensek v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 14, 2002No. S01A1610PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Justice.

Jason Marcus Dolensek was found guilty of felony murder, aggravated assault, and one count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The trial court correctly treated the underlying felony of aggravated assault as having “merged, as a matter of law, into the felony murder [so that] a separate sentence for that underlying felony [was] not . . . authorized. [Cit.]” Malcolm v. State, 263 Ga. 369, 372 (5) (434 SE2d 479) (1993). Therefore, the trial court entered judgments of conviction and sentenced Dolensek to life imprisonment for felony murder and a…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  3. McMichen v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  4. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  5. Felder v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Morgan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  2. Chapman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  3. Myers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  4. Tuff v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  5. Morris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018

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