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Hassel v. State

Although the evidence was unclear as to whether the defendant was the actual triggerman in a fatal shooting, ample evidence showed that he was a party to the crimes surrounding the murder, which was retaliation for the victim's alleged involvement in a robbery involving the defendant's friend.

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Appellant Eric Hassel was convicted of felony murder and related offenses in connection with the November 18, 2006 shooting death of David Morris Lumpkin. Hassel appeals the denial of his motion for new trial, asserting insufficiency of the evidence, ineffective assistance of counsel, and evidentiary error. Finding no error, we affirm.1

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, the evidence adduced at trial established as follows. In the early morning hours of November 18, 2006, David Morris Lumpkin was shot and killed at a residence on Moreland Avenue in Athens, Georgia. The residence was inhabited by its owners, Jerome Hemphill and Deborah Echols, as well as various family members, friends, and occasional homeless visitors who stayed there overnight or resided there on a temporary basis. Drug transactions often took place in the driveway of the residence and at other locations nearby. Appellant Eric Hassel, a convicted felon who dated Hemphill’s sister, had lived at the house in the past and continued to be a frequent visitor there.

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