Legal Opinion
Jacobs v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 5, 2018No. S17A1892PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
303 Ga. 245
FINAL COPY S17A1892. JACOBS v. THE STATE. MELTON, Presiding Justice. Following a jury trial, John Alan Jacobs was found guilty of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in connection with the shooting death of his wife, Harriette.1 On appeal, Jacobs contends that the trial court erred in allowing 1 On July 7, 2015, Jacobs was indicted for malice murder, felony murder predicated on aggravated assault, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Following an October 5-8,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- State v. KellySupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
- Wesley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
- Marcus Rivers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2015
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3Cited by20 opinions
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