Legal Opinion

Porter v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 22, 2004No. S04A1360PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Benham, Justice.

This appeal is from Corey Porter’s convictions for felony murder, possession of a firearm during commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. An eyewitness testified she saw Porter shoot the victim, Romano A. Rodriquez, after Rodriquez refused Porter entry to a store that did business only through a walk-up window at the time Porter attempted to gain entry. A police detective testified Porter admitted shooting Rodriquez, and another police detective testified Rodriquez, though paralyzed by the wound during the days between the shooting and his…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Moody v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  4. Fulton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  5. Hardy v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Green v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  2. State v. ArnoldSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  3. Rackoff v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
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  5. Porras v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014

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