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MELTON v. STATE

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253 Ga. 178 (1984)

317 S.E.2d 839

MELTON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided July 16, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. William Sams, Jr., for appellant.

Sam B. Sibley, Jr., District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, for appellee.

SMITH, Justice.

Following a trial before a Richmond County jury, Jerome Ronnie Melton, appellant, was found guilty of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, attempted armed robbery, and the felony murder of Fred Justin Howarth III. The trial court, properly noting that the underlying felony of attempted armed robbery is a lesser included offense of felony murder, sentenced Melton only for felony murder. He was sentenced to life for felony murder and to five...

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