Legal Opinion
Young v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 21, 2005No. A04A1828, A04A1829PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, Judge.
Jovan Young and Jomandi Wright were jointly tried by jury on charges arising out of an armed robbery of three men. They were convicted and sentenced on eight counts. They now appeal on several grounds.
Construed in favor of the verdicts, the evidence shows that on February 10, 2002, Daniel Hennagir, Douglas Strand, and Bobby Willoughby were leaving a nightclub in Atlanta at about 3:00 or 4:00 a.m., when they were approached by a man in blue or grey who demanded in a hostile manner, “What do you got?” Two other men then appeared, one dressed all in red and the other holding a gun…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Kimmelman v. MorrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- J. E. B. v. Alabama ex rel. T. B.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
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3Cited by23 opinions
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