Legal Opinion
Brinson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 10, 2011No. S10A1644PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAHMIAS, Justice.
Nevarro Brinson and Temyarance Johnson, who were both Marine Corps reservists, were jointly tried for malice murder, conspiracy to commit murder, felony murder, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony stemming from the shooting death of Demarcus Waddell. Brinson and Johnson were convicted on all counts, and both were sentenced to life in prison for malice murder and to five consecutive years for the firearm offense, with the other convictions vacated or merged. We have already affirmed Johnson’s convictions. See Johnson v. State, 287 Ga. 767 (700 SE2d…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Timberlake v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
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