Legal Opinion

FITTS v. THE STATE (Two Cases)

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 1, 2021No. S21A0159, S21A0160PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

312 Ga. 134

FINAL COPY S21A0159. FITTS v. THE STATE. S21A0160. FRANKLIN v. THE STATE. BETHEL, Justice. In these related appeals, Donovan Raishad Fitts and Jermanique Vashon Franklin appeal their convictions for murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting deaths of Tenecia Posley and Barry Johnson.1 In Case No. S21A0159, Fitts asserts 1 The crimes occurred on March 4, 2015. On January 26, 2017, a Warren County grand jury indicted Fitts, Franklin, and DeAundre Ross for two counts of malice murder, felony murder, burglary in the first degree, aggravated assault, and possession of a…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983

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3Cited by32 opinions

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