Legal Opinion

Thomas v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 23, 2017No. S16A1520; S16A1521PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUNSTEIN, Justice.

Appellants Julius Thomas and Desmond Nixon were tried jointly and convicted of murder and related offenses in connection with a crime spree that took place over three days in January 2013.1 Both men now appeal, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support their convictions and averring claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. Though we find no merit to the ineffective assistance claims raised by both Appellants, we do find error with regard to Nixon’s sentences for three counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. See Hulett v. State,…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Romer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  5. Wright v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012

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3Cited by34 opinions

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  5. Battle v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017

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