Legal Opinion

Sanders v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 12, 2011No. S11A0729, S11A0947PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARLEY, Presiding Justice.

Appellants Jade Sanders and Lamont Thomas were tried jointly before a jury. Both Appellants were found guilty of the malice murder of their infant son Crown Shakur by failing to seek necessary and adequate medical attention for him and involuntary manslaughter during the commission of reckless conduct by depriving the child of necessary sustenance, which was a lesser included offense of a second malice murder count. Appellants were also found guilty of two counts of felony murder during the commission of cruelty to children in the first degree and two separate counts…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Ledford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  4. Lackey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  5. Hampton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000

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3Cited by18 opinions

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  2. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  3. Pounds v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  4. Ford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  5. Kameron Butler v. Charlene SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2023

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