Legal Opinion
Freeman v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 6, 2014No. S14A0880PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HINES, Presiding Justice.
Eddie Lee Freeman appeals from his convictions and sentences for malice murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime in connection with the death of Terrance Devaris Moore. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.
Construed to support the verdicts, the evidence showed that Freeman and two other men went to a motel room to buy illegal drugs; Freeman was in possession of a .38 caliber revolver. Moore was in the motel room with three other men. There was a disagreement over the price of the drugs, and an argument ensued; Moore locked the door to the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
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3Cited by21 opinions
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