Legal Opinion

Wilkerson v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 6, 2023No. S23A0736PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

317 Ga. 242

FINAL COPY S23A0736. WILKERSON v. THE STATE. BOGGS, Chief Justice. Appellant Kentavous Wilkerson challenges his 2019 convictions for felony murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Bradley Green and the non-fatal shooting of Rodney Greene. On appeal, Appellant contends that (1) the evidence was constitutionally insufficient to support his convictions, (2) the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on voluntary manslaughter, and (3) the trial court abused its discretion in denying the motions for mistrial that he made following the prosecutor’s…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. LaneSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  3. Ivey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  4. Rivers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  5. Bright v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013

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