Legal Opinion
Myers v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided December 14, 2021No. S21A1119PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
313 Ga. 10
FINAL COPY S21A1119. MYERS v. THE STATE. ELLINGTON, Justice. A jury found Corey Myers guilty of felony murder and related charges in the shooting death of Emanuel “Seymour” Jones and of burglary and trespass in a separate incident.1 On appeal, Myers contends that “[t]he verdict is contrary to the principles of justice and equity and against the weight and sufficiency of the evidence” 1 The shooting occurred on July 9, 2017, and the burglary occurred on August 10, 2017. A Fulton County grand jury returned an indictment against Myers for malice murder (Count 1), felony murder…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
- Butts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
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