Legal Opinion

Dixon v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 2, 2015No. S15A0836PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Melton, Justice.

Following a joint jury trial with his co-defendant, James Platt, Jarrett Dixon was found guilty of the felony murder and malice murder of Santos Palacios-Vasquez, the voluntary manslaughter of Antonio Clark, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.1 Dixon appeals, contending that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdicts, the trial court made improper evidentiary *201rulings, and the trial court erred by denying his motion to strike several jurors. For the reasons set forth below,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  3. Mullins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  4. Eckman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  5. Cade v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Lebis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  2. Clark v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  3. Williams v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
  4. Lebis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017

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