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CLEMENTS v. THE STATE (Two Cases)

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 19, 2023No. S23A0857, S23A1030PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

317 Ga. 772

FINAL COPY S23A0857. CLEMENTS v. THE STATE. S23A1030. VELAZQUEZ v. THE STATE. LAGRUA, Justice. Appellants London Clements and Eric Velazquez were jointly tried for murder and other offenses connected to the shooting death of Hall County Deputy Sheriff Blane Dixon on July 7, 2019. Clements was convicted of felony murder, and Velazquez was convicted of malice murder and other crimes.1 Although the two co- 1 On August 19, 2019, a Hall County grand jury indicted Hector Garcia- Solis, Brayan Cruz, Clements, and Velazquez — individually and as parties concerned in the commission of a…

2Cases cited29 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. Payne v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  5. Worthen v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Pierce v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  2. CAMPBELL v. THE STATE (Four Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  3. Washington v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025
  4. Render v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025
  5. Gold v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024

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