Sears v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseRobert Allen Sears was tried by a jury and convicted of the murder of Isaiah Lovett, aggravated assault, and possession of a knife during the commission of a felony. Following the denial of his motion for new trial, Sears appealed and asserted several claims of error, including that the trial court erred when it failed to merge the aggravated assault into his murder conviction. Upon review, the Supreme Court agreed with Sears that the failure to merge was error, and the Court vacated his conviction for aggravated assault and remanded the case for the trial court to sentence him again. The Court found no merit in the other claims of error, and otherwise affirmed the judgment of the trial court.
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