Legal Opinion
Jackson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 28, 2004No. S04A0553, S04A0733PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNSTEIN, Justice.
Lavoris Jackson and his cousin Octavious Lamar were jointly tried and convicted of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and giving a false name, arising out of the shooting death of Jeffrey Robinson. Jackson and Lamar filed separate motions for new trial and separate notices of appeal. This opinion consolidates these appeals.
1. The jury was authorized to find from the evidence adduced at trial that while Robinson and his cousin Theria Outen were playing cards with two other men at a table located in the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Braithwaite v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
- Morgan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
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