Legal Opinion

Cunningham v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 10, 2018No. S18A1525PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUNSTEIN, Justice.1

Appellant Denirio Perrell Cunningham was tried and convicted of murder and related offenses in connection with crimes he committed against David Rucker, Ashley Gay, and their two minor children.2 Cunningham *283appeals, alleging that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions, that the trial court erred by improperly admitting evidence pursuant to OCGA § 24-4-404 (b), and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. We reverse Cunningham's convictions and sentences for false imprisonment and the related weapons charges because of insufficient evidence, but…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  4. Wright v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  5. Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  2. Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  3. Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  4. Salim Hamlett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
  5. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019

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