Legal Opinion

Robinson v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 8, 2020No. S20A0812PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

309 Ga. 729

FINAL COPY S20A0812. ROBINSON v. THE STATE. ELLINGTON, Justice. James Robinson was tried before a Chatham County jury and convicted of the felony murder of four-year-old Lalia Hawthorne and of other crimes committed against Lalia and her younger sister, N. H.1 On appeal, Robinson contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions. He also argues that the trial court erred 1 Lalia died on or about October 27, 2015. A Chatham County grand jury indicted Robinson for malice murder, felony murder predicated on aggravated assault, felony murder predicated on cruelty…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Hayes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  3. Kirby v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  4. Hood v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  5. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Thrift v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
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  3. Fortson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  4. Carter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  5. Adams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024

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