Legal Opinion
Martin v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 6, 2020No. S20A0273PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
308 Ga. 479
FINAL COPY S20A0273. MARTIN v. THE STATE. WARREN, Justice. A jury convicted Marquez Deshawn Martin of felony murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting deaths of James Wood and Russell Jacobs.1 On appeal, Martin contends that his trial counsel was constitutionally ineffective by failing to object to the trial court’s omission of certain language trial counsel had requested for the jury charge on defendant’s good character. Because Martin 1 The crimes occurred in the early morning hours of May 7, 2013. A Monroe County grand jury indicted Martin, along with co-defendants…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Romer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
- Wesley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
- Lawrence v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
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3Cited by6 opinions
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