Legal Opinion

Bacon v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 2, 2023No. S23A0256PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

316 Ga. 234

FINAL COPY S23A0256. BACON v. THE STATE. COLVIN, Justice. Following a jury trial, Nicholas Bacon was convicted of malice murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in connection with the shooting death of his 64-year-old mother, Montez Bacon (“Montez”).1 On appeal, Bacon alleges that the trial court abused its discretion when it excluded the testimony of the defense’s expert witness and that he received constitutionally 1 On September 25, 2017, a Liberty County grand jury indicted Bacon for felony murder predicated on aggravated assault (Count 1),…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Romer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  3. Wright v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  4. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  5. Green v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Cooper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  2. Lee v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  3. Watkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025
  4. Huber v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  5. Gold v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024

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