Crime & Safety

Recidivist, Guilty of Armed Robbery, Faces Life in Prison

Due to Calvin Hill's prior felony convictions, he faces a mandatory sentence of life without parole.

Patch Staff Report

Cobb District Attorney Vic Reynolds announced Friday that a Marietta man faces a mandatory sentence of life without parole after being convicted as a recidivist of armed robbery and other charges.

Jurors deliberated two hours on Thursday before finding Calvin Bernard Hill, 36, guilty of armed robbery, theft by taking, burglary and kidnapping in the Feb. 29, 2012 incident at a house on Wood Hollow Drive in Marietta.

The crime scene was near Powers Ferry Road in East Cobb.

Assistant District Attorney Theresa M. Schiefer said the case hinged largely on cell-phone data. 

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Cobb Superior Court Judge J. Stephen Schuster set sentencing for 9:30 a.m. April 1. Due to Hill’s prior felony convictions, he faces a mandatory sentence of life without parole.


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