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DRAUGHN v. THE STATE (Three Cases)

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 3, 2021No. S21A0041, S21A0441, S21A0494PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

311 Ga. 378

FINAL COPY S21A0041. DRAUGHN v. THE STATE. S21A0441. LEVATTE v. THE STATE. S21A0494. HAYWARD v. THE STATE. PETERSON, Justice. Demarco Draughn, Xavier Levatte, and Benny Hayward appeal their malice murder convictions for the stabbing death of fellow inmate Bobby Ricks.1 Draughn and Levatte challenge the 1 The crimes occurred on October 11, 2017. On September 25, 2018, a Hancock County grand jury indicted Draughn, Levatte, Hayward, and Diante Thompson for malice murder, felony murder, and aggravated assault. Following a joint trial held from July 30 to August 2, 2019, a jury found…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. State v. LaneSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  4. Gates v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  5. Hayes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  2. COLLINS v. THE STATE (Three Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  3. Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  4. Troutman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  5. Scott v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023

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