Legal Opinion

Graham v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided August 14, 2017No. S17A0702PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackwell, Justice.

DeSean Lamar Graham was tried by a DeKalb County jury, and he was convicted of the murder of Carlos Daniels and the unlawful possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony Graham appeals, contending that the evidence is insufficient to sustain his convictions and that the trial court erred when it refused to charge the jury on voluntary manslaughter as a lesser included offense. Upon our review of the record and briefs, we see no error, and we affirm.1

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that on July 9, 2012, Graham drove his…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  3. Merritt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  4. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  5. Campbell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Green v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  2. McCLAIN v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  3. Chavez v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  4. McClain v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  5. Muckle v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017

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