HUGHS v. STATE

S21A0970.

864 S.E.2d 59 (2021)

HUGHS v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: October 5, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lyndsey Alaine Hix , Augusta Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office, 902 Greene Street, Augusta, Georgia 30901, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Meghan Hobbs Hill , Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Joshua Bradley Smith , A.D.A., Jared Tolton Williams , District Attorney, Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, 735 James Brown Blvd., Suite 2400, Augusta, Georgia 30901, for Appellee.


Following a jury trial, Jerome Edward Hughs was convicted of felony murder in connection with the death of Kaidence Alexander, an 18-month old child.1 Hughs claims that the evidence presented at his trial was insufficient to support his conviction, that he...

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