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Harris v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 5, 2018No. S18A1305PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MELTON, Chief Justice.

**652Following a jury trial, James S. Harris appeals his conviction for murder and related crimes, contending that he received **653ineffective assistance of counsel.1 For the reasons set forth below, we affirm. *3481. In the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that, on the evening of March 17, 2014, Dominique Ellison and Barry Williams were walking to Ellison's house. As they did so, Harris shot at the two men multiple times, wounding Ellison and killing Williams. An eyewitness saw the shooter standing over Williams's body and shooting him.2 Ellison fled…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  4. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  5. Fuller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. DAVIS v. THE STATE (Two Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  2. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  3. McAllister v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
  4. Ivey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  5. Sawyer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020

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