Attorney Jerry F. Lee's Legal Cases

Criminal defense

IN RE DOE

Jan 01, 2011

OUTCOME: Overturned set aside and resentenced

Contempt

Criminal defense

CHOATE v. STATE

Mar 13, 1981

OUTCOME: CONVICTION OVERTURNED AND RESENTENCED

DEFENDANT WITH EVIDENCE OF MENTAL ILLNESS, WAS CONVICTED OF ROBBING AN F.D.I.C. BANK WITH A TOY PISTOL. GEORGIA CRIMINAL LAW UP UNTIL THAT TIME WAS, IF A ROBBERY VICTIM THOUGHT THE WEAPON PRESENTED WAS ... A REAL WEAPON, CONVICTION ON ARMED ROBBERY WAS WARRANTED. IN OVERTURNING THE ARMED ROBBERY CONVICTION, THE COURT SAID A REAL WEAPON WAS "REQUIRED" TO CONSTITUTE THE CRIME OF "ARMED" ROBBERY. NO MATTER THE BELIEF OF THE VICTIM AS TO WHETHER THE WEAPON WAS REAL. CONVICTION WAS REVERSED. DEFENDANT WAS RESENTENCED AND SENTENCE WAS REDUCED FROM 20 YEARS TO MINIMUM 5 YEARS.

Jerry F. Lee's Legal Cases (2)

IN RE DOE

CHOATE v. STATE