HAMILTON v. STATE

No. S01A0593.

555 S.E.2d 701 (2001)

274 Ga. 582

HAMILTON v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied December 14, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Maxwell, Atlanta, for Appellant.

Paul L. Howard, Jr., Dist. Atty., Bettieanne C. Hart, Asst. Dist. Atty.; Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Paula K. Smith, Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., Tammie J. Philbrick, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, for Appellee.


BENHAM, Justice.

In May 1983, while Stephen Hynes and his fiancee, Catherine Moore, were cooking on the patio of her apartment, Henry Albert Hamilton and Michael Fortson, armed with pistols, came through bushes onto the patio. After Hynes said his wallet was inside, he and Moore were ordered into the apartment. When Hynes and Moore attempted to flee, Hynes was shot twice and died. Fortson told a witness that he and Hamilton...

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