Legal Opinion
Gill v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 22, 2014No. S14A0962PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENHAM, Justice.
Appellant Ahmad Rashad Gill was convicted of malice murder and other related crimes involving the shooting of a security guard working at a strip club in the early morning hours of November 21, 2010. He appeals, alleging the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions and alleging he was denied effective assistance of trial counsel. For the reasons set forth herein, we affirm.
Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the trial evidence showed Gill and two friends visited the club earlier in the evening, and security guards asked the men to leave because Gill…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Powell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
- Hampton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
- Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
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3Cited by21 opinions
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