Legal Opinion
Biggins v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 17, 2013No. A13A0170PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ray, Judge.
Raheen Jamal Biggins appeals from his conviction for armed robbery, OCGA § 16-8-41, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict,1 that the trial court erred in failing to remedy an alleged Brady violation, and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307, 319 (III) (B) (99 SCt 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979), the evidence shows that the victim, Herlynda Castro, was working as a paid confidential informant for the Chatham-Savannah…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Lloyd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
- Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Charles v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
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