Legal Opinion

Saylor v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 2, 2023No. S23A0208PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

316 Ga. 225

FINAL COPY S23A0208. SAYLOR v. THE STATE. PETERSON, Presiding Justice. Following a joint trial with co-defendants Darnell Sillah and Andrew Murray, Tavaughn Saylor was convicted of malice murder for the shooting death of Paul Sampleton, Jr., as well as various other crimes.1 On appeal, Saylor argues that (1) the evidence was 1 Sampleton was killed on December 19, 2012. In June 2014, a Gwinnett County grand jury indicted Sillah, Murray, and Saylor in a 20-count indictment charging them with: malice murder (Count 1); two counts of felony murder, predicated on armed robbery and…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Willis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  4. Coleman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  5. Palmer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018

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3Cited by7 opinions

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