Legal Opinion

Menzies v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 29, 2018No. S18A0541PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Grant, Justice.

Following a jury trial, Christina Menzies was found guilty of felony murder, criminal attempt to commit armed robbery, and related crimes in connection with the shooting death of Menzies's sister Jennifer during an attempted armed robbery.1 On appeal, Menzies *641contends that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdicts, that the trial court erred in denying her motion for directed verdict at the close of the State's case, that her trial counsel was ineffective for failing to move for a mistrial in response to a comment made by the prosecuting attorney in closing…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Minnesota v. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  5. Murdaugh v. LivingstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1998

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3Cited by30 opinions

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