· 2/25/2004
Blocker v. State
Citations
- 595 S.E.2d 654
- 265 Ga. App. 846
- 2004 Fulton County D. Rep. 819
- 2004 Ga. App. LEXIS 273
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- defendant pointed gun and ordered victim to kneel, causing reasonable apprehension of injury; then defendant demanded victim’s property
- separate and distinct acts supported separate convictions for two sequential, but separate crimes against the same victim
- defendant pointed gun and ordered victim to kneel, causing reasonable apprehension of injury; then defendant demanded victim’s property
- aggravated assault conviction did not merge into armed robbery conviction where defendant pointed gun at victim and ordered him to kneel, causing reasonable apprehension of injury; then defendant demanded victim’s property
- aggravated assault conviction did not merge into armed robbery conviction where defendant pointed gun at victim and ordered him to kneel, causing reasonable apprehension of injury; then defendant demanded victim's property
- attorney’s decision to refrain from impeaching witness on cross-examination because he feared it would open the door to additional evidence, unfavorable to his client, constituted a reasonable strategic decision
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Judges: Mlkell, Johnson, Eldridge
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