Legal Opinion
Whittaker v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided August 21, 2023No. S23A0613PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
317 Ga. 127
FINAL COPY S23A0613. WHITTAKER v. THE STATE. PINSON, Justice. Appellant Steven Whittaker was convicted of malice murder and related crimes in connection with the stabbing death of LeBron Hankins.1 On appeal, Whittaker contends that (1) the evidence was insufficient to sustain his convictions for malice and felony murder; (2) the trial court committed plain error by failing to instruct the jury that Whittaker had no duty to retreat; (3) trial counsel gave constitutionally ineffective assistance in a number of ways; and (4) 1 The crimes occurred on August 17, 2018. On September 4,…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Edge v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
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3Cited by11 opinions
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