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Holmes v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 1, 2021No. S21A0377PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

311 Ga. 698

FINAL COPY S21A0377. HOLMES v. THE STATE. PETERSON, Justice. Dequan Holmes appeals his convictions for felony murder, aggravated assault, and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime for the shooting death of Javares Alston and the non-fatal shooting of Danielle Willingham.1 He argues that the evidence was insufficient to convict him and that the trial court committed plain error when it charged the jury to “consider with 1 The crimes occurred on June 28, 2012. On September 25, 2012, a Richmond County grand jury indicted Holmes for malice murder,…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  3. Montgomery v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  4. Jones v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 2021
  5. Shaw v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Cook v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  2. Clark v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  3. Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  4. People v. WilsonIllinois Supreme Court · 2023
  5. SILLAH v. THE STATE (Two Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2023

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