Legal Opinion

Suggs v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 14, 2000No. S00A0084PublishedCited by 213 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Fletcher, Presiding Justice.

A jury convicted Stephon Suggs of the murder of Richard Rackley and of armed robbery, theft by taking of a motor vehicle, concealing the death of another, and theft by taking. Suggs contends that there was insufficient evidence of murder, the trial court erred in several evidentiary rulings, and trial counsel was ineffective. Because there was sufficient evidence for the jury to find Suggs guilty of malice murder, the trial court did not err in its evidentiary rulings, and trial counsel was not ineffective, we affirm.

1. The evidence presented at trial shows that…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Wall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  4. Lajara v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  5. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996

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3Cited by213 opinions

  1. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  2. Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  3. Moon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  4. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  5. Richardson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003

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