Ingram v. State

HUNSTEIN, Justice.

Julius A. Ingram was convicted of malice murder, aggravated assault and concealing the death of another arising out of the strangulation killing of Christopher Robinson while both men were inmates at Valdosta State Prison. He appeals contending that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict and that the aggravated assault conviction should have merged into the murder conviction. For the reasons that follow we affirm in part and vacate in part.

1. The jury was authorized to find that appellant together with co-defendants Tallman (who was the victim’s cellmate) and…