An Augusta man whose conviction was overturned because of a judge’s failure to instruct the jury on the law about self-defense and justification was resentenced Thursday, March 31, to a single weapon charge.
Cheiron N. Hammond, 46, pleaded guilty Thursday in Richmond County Superior Court to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in exchange for a five-year prison sentence. Hammond will get credit for the time he has been incarcerated since Aug. 28, 2018, the day he shot another man in the leg.
Hammond and the victim had had an ongoing dispute before the shooting. He was convicted of aggravated assault and two weapon charges in September 2019 and Judge Carl C. Brown Jr. imposed the maximum sentence possible, 35 years in prison.
Hammond was previously convicted of entering an automobile and obstruction of an officer 10 years before his arrest in 2018.
In October 2021, Hammond’s motion for a new trial was granted based on the claim he was unfairly convicted because of the failure to instruct the jury about self-defense and justification, according to court records.
Sandy Hodson is a staff reporter covering courts for The Augusta Press. Reach her at sandy@theaugustapress.com.
