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State v. Bunn

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 20, 2010No. S10A1228PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUNSTEIN, Chief Justice.

Raymond Bunn was indicted in Fulton County on charges of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and violating his oath as a public officer by committing murder, felony murder and aggravated assault. These charges arose out of the shooting death of Corey Ward by Bunn, which occurred while Bunn was an Atlanta Police Department officer on patrol. After his indictment, Bunn filed a motion for immunity from prosecution under OCGA § 16-3-24.21 on the basis that he reasonably believed his actions in shooting Ward were necessary to prevent imminent death or great…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Tennessee v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Bunn v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  3. State v. YapoCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  4. Lewis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  5. Murray v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Sifuentes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  2. State v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  3. Hipp v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  4. State v. GreenSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  5. State v. RemySupreme Court of Georgia · 2020

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