Legal Opinion

Baker v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 21, 2013No. S13A0738PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Nahmias, Justice.

Appellant Raymond S. Baker1 was convicted of malice murder and numerous other crimes in connection with two home invasions. On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred by denying him a thorough and sifting cross-examination of a key witness and that his trial counsel provided constitutionally ineffective assistance. These contentions have no merit, so we affirm.2

*8121. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence presented at trial showed the following. Around 10:40 on the night of April 8, 2007, four masked men came through the back door of Guillermo…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Vega v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  5. State v. VoglesonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Peoples v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
  2. Wainwright v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  3. Lofton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  4. Bester v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  5. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021

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