Legal Opinion

Dent v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 19, 2018No. S17A1641PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HINES, Chief Justice.

*530Terrance Justin Dent appeals his convictions and sentences for felony murder while in the commission of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, as well as the denial of his motion for new trial, as amended, all in connection with the shooting death of Jevon Freeman. Dent challenges the sufficiency and weight of the evidence, the failure to charge the jury on voluntary manslaughter in accordance with Edge v. State , 261 Ga. 865, 414 S.E.2d 463 (1992), and the effectiveness of his trial counsel. Finding the challenges to be without…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Edge v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992

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3Cited by29 opinions

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