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Thomas v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 20, 2022No. S22A0798PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

314 Ga. 681

FINAL COPY S22A0798. THOMAS v. THE STATE. PETERSON, Presiding Justice. Derrico Thomas appeals his convictions for malice murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, stemming from the shooting death of Orlando Young.1 Thomas argues that (1) the trial court erred in admitting evidence of a prior shooting and 1 The crimes occurred on August 29, 2013. On March 14, 2014, a Fulton County grand jury returned an indictment charging Thomas with malice murder, two counts of felony murder (predicated on aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  3. Olds v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  4. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  5. Kirby v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Nundra v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  2. Pritchett v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  3. Jivens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  4. Isaac v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  5. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025

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