Allen v. State

Summary

The court affirmed Allen’s convictions for malice murder and related offenses, holding that the evidence was sufficient for the jury to reject his self-defense and justification claims. The court also held that the aggravated-assault conviction did not merge with the malice-murder conviction because the evidence supported a deliberate interval between a nonfatal beating and the later fatal shooting. All Justices concurred, and no separate opinions were issued.