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Tavarez v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 2, 2024No. S24A0532PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

319 Ga. 480

FINAL COPY S24A0532. TAVAREZ v. THE STATE. PETERSON, Presiding Justice. Edward Tavarez appeals his convictions for malice murder and other offenses arising from the shooting of Travis Ridley during a putative drug deal.1 Tavarez argues that his trial counsel rendered 1 Ridley was shot on June 1, 2017. On November 27, 2018, a DeKalb County grand jury returned an indictment against Tavarez, Abel Asmelash, and Jeanmarie Gonzalez. The indictment charged Tavarez with malice murder, three counts of felony murder, criminal solicitation, two counts of armed robbery (naming Ridley as the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Kentucky v. StincerSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. United States v. GagnonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Deck v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 2005

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Wallace v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  2. Asmelash v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025
  3. BAILEY v. MCINTOSH COUNTY (Three Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2025
  4. Kerns v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2026
  5. Merritt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025

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