Legal Opinion

Thomas v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 1, 2021No. S21A0395PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

311 Ga. 706

FINAL COPY S21A0395. THOMAS v. THE STATE. ELLINGTON, Justice. A jury found Tony Thomas guilty of felony murder in the shooting death of Dominique Boyer; malice murder in the shooting deaths of Veondus Dennis and Antwan Wheeler; aggravated assault against Fredrick Foster, Raheem Zeigler, Kevyn Courtney, and Tiojah Johnson; and criminal gang activity.1 On appeal, Thomas 1 The crimes against Boyer and Foster occurred on March 28, 2013; the crimes against Dennis, Wheeler, Zeigler, Courtney, and Johnson occurred on May 10, 2014. A DeKalb County grand jury returned an indictment against…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Schofield v. HolseySupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  5. Davenport v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  4. Rosenbaum v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  5. McIver v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025

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