Legal Opinion

Luke v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 7, 2013No. A13A0657PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Boggs, Judge.

Following a joint trial with co-defendants Tchywaskie Jones and Jerry Harris, Dabkowski Luke appeals from his convictions of aggravated assault and a violation of the Georgia Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act, OCGA § 16-15-1 et seq. Luke asserts several errors, including that insufficient evidence supports his convictions and that the trial court erred by failing to grant a mistrial when the State used facts not in evidence during its closing argument. Based upon the Supreme Court of Georgia’s recent opinion involving the appeal of his co-defendant Jones,1 we reverse his…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Pruitt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  2. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  3. Eckman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  4. Jordan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  5. Hendricks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Taylor v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  2. McNear v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  3. Alphonso McNear v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  4. Sebastian Edouard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2025

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