Legal Opinion

Wayne v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 2, 1998No. S97A2012PublishedCited by 62 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Thompson, Justice.

Following a jury trial in which Willie Mays Wayne represented himself, he was convicted of malice murder, felony murder (predicated on the underlying felonies of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, aggravated assault, and theft by taking), armed robbery, kidnapping, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, aggravated assault, and theft by taking.1 On appeal, Wayne primarily asserts that the trial court erred in determining that he knowingly and…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Von Moltke v. GilliesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  4. Clarke v. ZantSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  5. Head v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984

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3Cited by62 opinions

  1. Zwiren v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  2. Camphor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  3. Head v. FerrellSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  4. Hinton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  5. Mallory v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999

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