Legal Opinion

Ensslin v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 6, 2020No. S20A0252PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

308 Ga. 462

FINAL COPY S20A0252. ENSSLIN v. THE STATE. NAHMIAS, Presiding Justice. Appellant Gary Wayne Ensslin was convicted of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Stephen Wills. Appellant raises only one issue on appeal: he contends that in denying his motion for new trial, the trial court erred by ruling that the improper admission at his trial of statements that investigators elicited from him after he invoked his right to remain silent was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. We disagree, so we affirm.1 1 Wills was killed on December 13, 2007. On June…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Vega v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  4. Peoples v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
  5. Kemp v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Heard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  2. Hinkson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  3. Armstrong v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  4. Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  5. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021

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