Legal Opinion

Jackson v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided August 21, 2023No. S23A0595PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

317 Ga. 95

FINAL COPY S23A0595. JACKSON v. THE STATE. LAGRUA, Justice. Appellant Quentin Jackson was convicted of malice murder and related charges in connection with the shooting death of Darian Brewster.1 On appeal, Jackson contends that (1) the evidence was 1 The crimes occurred on August 20, 2016. On May 2, 2017, a Bibb County grand jury indicted Jackson and Benjamin Murphy for malice murder (Count 1), felony murder predicated on aggravated assault (Count 2), aggravated assault (Count 4), and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony (Count 5). Jackson was also separately…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  4. State v. LaneSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  5. Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. JACKSON v. THE STATE (Two Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  2. Isaac v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  3. Washington v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025
  4. Floyd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025
  5. Jennings v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024

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