PIERCE v. STATE

No. S14A0053.

755 S.E.2d 732 (2014)

294 Ga. 842

PIERCE, v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

March 3, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason Pierce , Helena, for appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Dep. Atty. Gen., Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., Samuel S. Olens , Atty. Gen., Rochelle Warren Gordon , Asst. Atty. Gen., Department of Law Paul L. Howard, Jr., Dist. Atty., Paige Reese Whitaker , Dep. Dist. Atty., Lenny I. Krick , Senior Asst. Dist. Atty., Fulton County District Attorney's Office, Atlanta, for appellee.


THOMPSON, Chief Justice.

Appellant Jason Pierce appeals from the trial court's denial of his plea in bar based on double jeopardy. Finding no error in the denial of his motion, we affirm.

Appellant was indicted in 1999 on charges of malice murder (two counts), felony murder (four counts), aggravated assault (three counts) and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The State filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty but withdrew its notice when...

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