Jones v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseWillie Jones was found guilty by jury of felony murder, armed robbery, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in connection with the shooting death of Wayman Glenn James, Jr. On appeal, Jones argued: (1) the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to sustain his convictions; (2) the trial court erred by admitting into evidence certain statements made by Jones’s non-testifying co-indictees; and (3) his trial counsel was ineffective. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed Jones’ convictions for felony murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, but vacated his conviction for armed robbery, because that count of the indictment should have been merged into the felony murder count for sentencing purposes.
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