Legal Opinion
Hargett v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 26, 2009No. S08A1589, S08A1590, S08A1591PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNSTEIN, Presiding Justice.
Benjamin Hargett, his brother Angelo Armstrong and their cousin Michael Cox were convicted of murder in the shooting death of Tavares Redwine, the aggravated assaults of Adrian “A.J.” Wood and Artis McGinty, and burglary arising out of a home invasion in Coweta County. They appeal from the denial of their motions for new trial.1 We consolidated their appeals and affirm for the reasons that follow.
1. The evidence adduced at trial authorized the jury to find that, in the early hours of May 8, 2006, appellants and at least one other unidentified man forced entrance…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Smith v. FrancisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- McClain v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
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3Cited by23 opinions
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