Legal Opinion

Lee v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 3, 2019No. S19A0661PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

306 Ga. 663

FINAL COPY S19A0661. LEE v. THE STATE. BLACKWELL, Justice. Anthony Lee was tried by a Columbia County jury and convicted of the murder of Dexter Butts and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Lee appeals, contending that the State failed to present evidence legally sufficient to sustain his convictions, that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel at trial, that the trial court erred when it admitted a statement that he gave to investigators, and that the trial court erred when it allowed the prosecution to impeach a defense witness with a pending…

2Cases cited15 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. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Kimmelman v. MorrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by11 opinions

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