Legal Opinion

Evans v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 21, 2023No. S22A0893PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

315 Ga. 607

FINAL COPY S22A0893. EVANS v. THE STATE. BOGGS, Chief Justice. Appellant Jonathan Tavarus Evans challenges his convictions for malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Jamirus Wright and the non-fatal shooting of Brandon Martin. Appellant’s only claim on appeal is that he was denied constitutionally effective assistance of counsel at trial due to his attorney’s failure to introduce into evidence footage from the initial responding officers’ body cameras containing statements by them that he claims would have lent support to his sole defense of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Washington v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  4. Horton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  5. Birdow v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019

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3Cited by21 opinions

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  5. Maynor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023

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