Legal Opinion

Golden v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 7, 2020No. S20A1273PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

310 Ga. 538

FINAL COPY S20A1273. GOLDEN v. THE STATE. PETERSON, Justice. Malik Golden appeals his conviction for felony murder for the death of Donell Hawkins during an attempted robbery.1 Golden argues that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict. He also challenges the trial court’s admission of his custodial statement on the ground that it was not made freely and voluntarily. And he 1 The crimes took place on June 28, 2016. On October 16, 2018, a Houston County jury indicted Golden along with Kendra Tillery and Willie Walters, charging all three with malice murder, felony murder…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Vega v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  3. State v. LaneSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  4. Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  5. Hayes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. COLLINS v. THE STATE (Three Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  2. Lewis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  3. Allen v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  4. Holloway v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025
  5. Downer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022

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