HINTON v. STATE

S18A0804.

820 S.E.2d 712 (2018)

HINTON v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: October 22, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tyler R. Conklin, GEORGIA PUBLIC DEFENDER COUNCIL, 104 Marietta Street, Suite 600, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr, Attorney General, DEPARTMENT OF LAW, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Anna Green Cross, THE SUMMERVILLE FIRM, 400 Colony Square Suite 2000, 1201 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30361, Sherry Boston, District Attorney, Shannon Elysia Hodder, DeKALB COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, 556 N. McDonough Street; Suite 700, Decatur, Georgia 30030, Aimee F. Sobhani, A.D.A., DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, 8700 Hospital Drive, Douglasville, Georgia 30134, Roderick B. Wilkerson, A.D.A., DeKALB COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, 700 DeKalb County Courthouse, 556 North McDonough Street, Decatur, Georgia 30030, for Appellee.


Patrick Hinton was found guilty of felony murder and other crimes in connection with the May 2013 shooting death of Henry Omar Reeves. On appeal, Hinton contends that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to renew a request for a voluntary manslaughter jury instruction, and that the trial court erred by failing...

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