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Adams v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 19, 2023No. S23A0758PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

317 Ga. 342

FINAL COPY S23A0758. ADAMS v. THE STATE. ELLINGTON, Justice. A Fulton County jury found Leon Adams IV (“Leon”) guilty of malice murder and other offenses in connection with the shooting death of Laron Lowe and the aggravated assault of Ronda Dobson.1 Leon contends that the evidence was constitutionally insufficient to support his convictions. He also argues that his trial counsel was 1 On November 22, 2016, a Fulton County grand jury returned an indictment charging Leon Adams and his co-defendants Isaiah Adams and Malcolm Pitts with murder, felony murder (four counts), aggravated…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Mickens v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  5. Romer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Burke v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025
  2. Adams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  3. Nunnally v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  4. Burns v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  5. Dills v. WeaverSupreme Court of Georgia · 2026

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