Legal Opinion

Green v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 10, 2012No. S12A1182PublishedCited by 77 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Thompson, Presiding Justice.

Appellant Brandon Green was convicted of murder in connection with the shooting death of Teressa Owens.1 He appeals, asserting ineffective assistance of counsel. Finding no error, we affirm.

Appellant and the victim lived on the same floor at the Old English Inn, an extended stay motel. They argued more than once on the night in question. In the midst of their last argument, the victim exclaimed that she was “going to get” appellant and slammed the door. Appellant left for a few minutes, returned to the victim’s room and knocked on the door. When the victim opened…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  4. Washington v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  5. Terry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008

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3Cited by77 opinions

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  3. McClendon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
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  5. Hendrix v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015

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