Legal Opinion
Guajardo v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 21, 2011No. S11A0965PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNSTEIN, Chief Justice.
Nelson Guajardo was convicted of felony murder, three counts of aggravated assault, and three counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime in connection with the shooting death of Derek King. He appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial.
1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence at trial showed that appellant and Diondra Taylor had been involved in a relatively large-scale drug operation together in 2005 and 2006. After a trailer load of marijuana was seized by police in November 2006, an argument arose…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Puckett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- State v. KellySupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
- Milam v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Curry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
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