Legal Opinion

Shockley v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 14, 2015No. S15A0876PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BENHAM, Justice.

Appellant Jacques Shockley was convicted of malice murder and other charges arising out of the April 18, 2005 shooting death of Shah Walton. Witness Mona Gantt testified that between 9:15 and 10:05 on that evening, she was walking home and saw the victim walking out of a music store. She also saw appellant and his co-indictee Marquez Powell standing near a red car in the store parking lot. As she knew all three men, she said hello. She observed the three men get into the car, with the victim in the driver’s seat, Powell in the rear seat behind the driver, and appellant in the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Powell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  4. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  5. Brooks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992

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3Cited by12 opinions

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