Legal Opinion
Watkins v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 13, 2011No. S11A0348PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAHMIAS, Justice.
Robert Watkins appeals from his convictions and sentences for the malice murder of Yan Sing Ku, the aggravated assault of Guadalupe Parilla, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. We affirm.
1. The evidence at trial, viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, showed that at 10:45 p.m. on April 21, 2006, Watkins, Colton Williams, Marcus Brown, Terrance Coleman, Maya Keating, and Christina Pascarella parked outside the China Wok restaurant on Delk Road. At Watkins’ direction, Pascarella and Keating went inside…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by26 opinions
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