Legal Opinion

Clarke v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 4, 2020No. S20A0258PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

308 Ga. 630

FINAL COPY S20A0258. CLARKE v. THE STATE. ELLINGTON, Justice. Following a jury trial, Rupert Clarke was convicted of the malice murder of his wife, Rosemarie Lebert-Clarke, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.1 He appeals, contending that he received ineffective assistance of counsel and 1 Lebert-Clarke was shot and killed on May 2, 2015. A Gwinnett County grand jury returned an indictment on July 29, 2015, charging Clarke with malice murder (Count 1), felony murder predicated on aggravated assault against Lebert-Clarke (Count 2), aggravated assault…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. Anglin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  5. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Payne v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  2. Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  3. Ash v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  4. MUSE v. THE STATE (Three Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  5. Horton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020

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