Legal Opinion

Holmes v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 8, 2000No. S00A0103PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hunstein, Justice.

Appellant Terry Dewayne Holmes was convicted of malice murder, felony murder, and aggravated assault arising from the shooting death of Rosa Barnes and wounding of Walter Thomas. Holmes appeals from his convictions and we affirm.

1. The evidence presented at trial authorized the jury to find that throughout the night of the crimes, appellant and his codefendants, Lorenzo Lindsey and Theodore Allen, were driving in a white Toronado loaned to appellant by a friend. They decided to commit a drive-by shooting and chose to make the residence of Rosa Barnes their target. Multiple…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Cain v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  4. Milam v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  5. Dunagan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Moss v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  2. Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  3. Fairclough v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  4. Chase v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  5. White v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006

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