Norria v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseAppellant Damien Norris and his co-defendant Demarcus Armour were jointly tried before a jury. Both were found guilty of felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The separate aggravated assault count against Norris was merged into the felony murder verdict. The trial court entered judgments of conviction and sentenced Norris to life imprisonment for murder. Although the trial court orally sentenced Norris to a consecutive five-year term for the weapons charge, the written judgment reflects a sentence of life imprisonment for both the murder and the weapons offense. A motion for a new trial was denied, and Norris appealed. The Supreme Court found that the evidence at trial was sufficient to allow a rational trier of fact to find Norris guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the crimes for which he was convicted. However, the Court noted that the trial court’s sentence of Norris to life imprisonment for possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony exceeded the statutory maximum term-of-years sentence. The Court therefore affirmed the conviction, but remanded the case in part for re-sentencing within the statutory guidelines.
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