Legal Opinion

Walker v. the States

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided August 10, 2021No. 21A0779PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

312 Ga. 232

FINAL COPY S21A0779. WALKER v. THE STATE. LAGRUA, Justice. Appellant Hezekiah Walker was convicted of felony murder and other offenses in connection with the May 2018 shooting death of Samuel Davis IV.1 On appeal, Appellant contends that (1) the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions and to overcome his justification defense; (2) the prosecutor’s closing argument 1 The crimes were committed on May 16, 2018. Appellant was indicted by a Fulton County grand jury on September 19, 2018, on one count of malice murder; two counts of felony murder; one count of aggravated…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Wesley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  5. Gates v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016

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3Cited by18 opinions

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  5. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022

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