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Jackson v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 27, 2008No. S08A0779PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HINES, Justice.

Kenny Lashawn Jackson appeals his convictions for felony murder, armed robbery, and burglary, all in connection with the death of Tamarcus Jordan. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Construed to support the verdicts, the evidence showed that Jackson, together with Cesar Sessions and Tellis Clark, formed a plan to rob Jordan, a dealer of illegal drugs. The three men went to Jordan’s home with Cassandra Jackson (“Cassandra”) in two cars; Jackson drove one of the cars. Sessions and Clark exited the cars and approached the house; Jackson and Cassandra drove the cars away.…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  4. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  5. Bryant v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Reed v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  2. Bright v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  3. Daniel v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  4. McCray v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  5. Wilkerson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023

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