Hulett v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseA jury convicted Donnie Hulett of two counts of malice murder and numerous related crimes, and Hulett waived his right to a jury trial as to sentencing for the murders. At the conclusion of a bench trial on sentencing, the trial court found the existence of multiple statutory aggravating circumstances and sentenced Hulett to death for each of the murders. Hulett's motion for new trial was denied, and he appeals his convictions and sentences. While the evidence was sufficient to support the jury's guilty verdicts, the Supreme Court noted an error with respect to the merger of certain counts for judgment and sentencing. The jury returned guilty verdicts on all 17 counts of the indictment. For sentencing purposes, the trial court "merged" Counts 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, and 12 and separately "merged" Counts 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, and 13. The Supreme Court affirmed Hullett's convictions, but vacated errors it found with regard to the sentencing court's merger of certain counts. The Court affirmed Hullett's death sentences. The case was remanded for resentencing.
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