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Coleman v. State

Citations

  • 687 S.E.2d 427
  • 286 Ga. 291
  • 2009 Fulton County D. Rep. 3566
  • 2009 Ga. LEXIS 703

How courts have described this case

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  • upholding conviction for possession of a firearm during commission of aggravated assault where he was acquitted of aggravated assault
  • rejecting defendant’s argument that conviction for possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime could not stand in light of his acquittal on the underlying felony
  • rejecting defendant’s argument that conviction for possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime could not stand in light of his acquittal on the underlying felony
  • “When a victim suffers multiple wounds inflicted in quick succession, each infliction of injury does not constitute a separate assault.”
  • “[w]hen a victim suffers multiple wounds inflicted in quick succession, each infliction of injury does not constitute a separate assault”
  • evidence showed that defendant exited his vehicle, stood outside of it, and repeatedly shot unarmed victim who was no longer trying to enter vehicle

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Judges: Benham

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