Legal Opinion
Sampson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 7, 2005No. S04A1844PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNSTEIN, Justice.
John Sampson was tried jointly with his brother, Greg Styles, on charges of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, three counts of making a false statement to law enforcement officers, and four counts of giving a false name to law enforcement officers arising out of the shooting death of Lafe Johnson during an attempted robbery, and found guilty of all charges except malice murder. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial.
1. Evidence adduced at trial authorized a jury to find that Lafe Johnson, Charles “Pops” Holloway and two other men were playing…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Chapman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Moss v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
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3Cited by8 opinions
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