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Brooks v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 25, 1988No. 45061PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Marshall, Chief Justice.

Darryl Edwin Brooks appeals from his conviction of the malice murder of David Anthony Brown, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment and two five-*21year consecutive terms of imprisonment, respectively.1 We affirm.

Evidence was adduced at the trial to the following effect. The victim’s body was found by police in a ditch near a road. His bloodstained motor vehicle was found nearby. Brooks’ hat and a scrap of newspaper with his home telephone number on it were…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  3. Felker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  4. Hudson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  5. Brooks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Isaacs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
  2. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  3. Underwood v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  4. Walton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  5. Nobles v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991

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