Legal Opinion
Wilkerson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 23, 2009No. S09A0840PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAHMIAS, Justice.
John Wilkerson appeals from his conviction for the murder of Leroy Baker.1 On appeal, Wilkerson contends, among other things, *202that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction for murder and that the trial court erred in permitting him to represent himself and in stating that his decision to do so was irrevocable. We affirm.
1. Baker grew up with his cousins, Kimberly and Greg Evans, in Texas. Wilkerson knew Baker and the Evanses in Texas, and he had dated Ms. Evans there. Ms. Evans moved to Georgia in October 2004 to work with her brother Greg. Wilkerson later moved…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. Gonzalez-LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
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3Cited by12 opinions
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