225 Ga. App. 26 - Mitchell v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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1. “Stephen [Mitchell] and Hucks were involved with the same woman, Melissa Clark, for a number of years before the homicide. Hucks was extremely jealous and physically abused her. Although Clark broke off their relationship, his jealousy continued, as did his abuse toward Clark and her friends. After Hucks went to prison, Clark moved in with Stephen. When Hucks was released, he began making harassing telephone calls and continually threatened to kill them. According to Stephen, on the night of the killing, Hucks spoke to him on the telephone and said that if Stephen did not meet him to fight, he would come and kill both Stephen and Clark. Stephen agreed to meet Hucks at an area known as the “sandpits.” Hucks told one of his friends that he was going to fight Stephen and kill some boys. [Appellant] Jeff [Mitchell] and Spell accompanied Stephen to the site. Spell suggested to Stephen that they purchase shells for Spell’s shotgun, and while en route in Spell’s truck, Jeff purchased them. At the sandpits, Hucks appeared with a group of his friends. Jeff stated he did not want any part of it and that they should let his brother and Hucks fight it out. Hucks initiated the fighting by. running over to Spell’s truck, striking Stephen and Jeff with a large stick and smashing the windshield of Spell’s truck. He then said, “It 'ain’t worth going back to the penitentiary for;. . . let’s go,” and started walking back toward his truck. Stephen retrieved the shotgun from the truck. As Hucks wa”

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   e.g. Mitchell v. State