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Wright v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 21, 2016No. S16A1035PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HINES, Presiding Justice.

Cornelius Wright appeals his convictions for the malice murder of victim Mitchieano Carmichael and other crimes. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.1

Construed to support the verdicts, the evidence showed that on December 17, 2006, Wright shot and killed Carmichael following a series of run-ins between Wright and others after Wright allegedly attempted to sell drugs in an area in Augusta, Georgia, that another drug dealer, Michael Edwards, claimed as his exclusive territory. Among the individuals involved in confronting Wright was Carmichael’s younger brother,…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  4. Smith v. FrancisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  5. Mallory v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Eller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  2. Eller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  3. State v. WilkinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  4. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  5. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019

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