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Hampton v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 2, 2017No. S17A0984

1Opinion of the Court

302 Ga. 166

FINAL COPY S17A0984. HAMPTON v. THE STATE. HINES, Chief Justice. Appellant Dennis Hampton was found guilty of malice murder and other related crimes in connection with the shooting death of Takilam Terrell.1 On appeal, he contends, among other things, that the trial court gave an impermissibly coercive jury charge and erred in sentencing him to life in prison without the possibility of parole for malice murder. We see no reversible error 1 The crimes occurred on April 7, 2013. On June 27, 2013, a Cobb County grand jury indicted appellant Dennis Hampton, along with his first cousin,…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  5. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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