Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided December 11, 2006No. S06A1451PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARLEY, Justice.
Carlos Smith was charged with malice murder and related offenses in connection with the shooting death of Geraldo Olivares. At trial, eyewitness testimony identified Smith as the shooter. In addition, the prosecution introduced his confession. The jury found him guilty of malice murder and possession of a firearm while attempting to rob Mr. Olivares. Smith waived his right to a jury trial onaseparate count of possessing a firearm by a first offender probationer, of which he was found guilty after a bench trial. The trial court entered judgments of conviction, and then imposed…
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