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Coston v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 10, 2025No. S25A0256PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

321 Ga. 760

FINAL COPY S25A0256. COSTON v. THE STATE. ELLINGTON, Justice. A DeKalb County jury found Ladarion Tijuan Coston guilty of murder and other crimes in connection with the November 2020 shooting death of Caleb Simmons.1 Coston contends the evidence was constitutionally insufficient to support his convictions, his trial 1 The crimes occurred on November 29, 2020. On January 10, 2022, a DeKalb County grand jury indicted Coston and Marcus Yancey for the crimes of malice murder (Count 1); felony murder (Counts 2, 3, and 4); armed robbery (Count 5); aggravated assault (Count 6); possession…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. State v. LaneSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  4. Romer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  5. Wesley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010

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  1. Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2026

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