No. 19-7343

Anthony Tawon Williams v. Hilton Hall, Warden

Lower Court: Georgia
Docketed: 2020-01-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-law due-process felony-murder homicide homicide-rule sentencing underlying-felony voluntary-manslaughter
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Latest Conference: 2020-03-06
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can voluntary manslaughter or any other homicide be used as an underlying felony to support felony murder?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED , The issue before this Court is that there is no bright-line vule, which would prevent other homicides 5 Such as voluntary manslaughter ov vehicular homicicle trom being used as underlying felonies to support Felony murder. As of August 3008, Yo States in the United States has 4 felony murder rule, and federal law recognizes the felony wurder rule as well. In 20097, when petitioner went +o trial, felony contributing fo the deprivation of 2 minor resulting in death under 0.0.6.A. Ho-/9-MONX3Xd-INXe) was 4 specific homicide which carried a penalty of one to tive years when death vesults, However, the above mentioned homicide was erroneously used as an underlying felony to support felony murder. Petitioner was sentenced to fife imprisonment without any consideration of the lesser homicide undey 0:C.6.A.16-a-1, This fssue fhus presents ‘the following question . 7 QUESTION(S) PRESENTED ~ Continued CAN VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER OR ANY OTHER HOMICIDE BE USED AS AN UNDERLYING FELONY TO SUPPORT FELONY MURDER ? Under the Supreme Court of Georgia's Court Rules Gl it states “a party seeking to file certiorari in +he United States Supreme Court must first file @ motion +o stay the remiftitur which shall include @ concise statement of +he issues to be raised within ten days affer yudgement.” Petitioner did file a timely motion to stay the yemittitur along with & concise Statement of the issues to be vaised. See(

Docket Entries

2020-03-09
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2020.
2020-02-18
Waiver of right of respondent Hall, Warden to respond filed.
2020-01-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 18, 2020)

Attorneys

Anthony Tawon Williams
Anthony Tawon Williams — Petitioner
Hall, Warden
Andrew Alan PinsonOffice of the Georgia Attorney General, Respondent