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Jackson v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided August 5, 2019No. S19A0861PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

306 Ga. 475

FINAL COPY S19A0861. JACKSON v. THE STATE. MELTON, Chief Justice. Following a jury trial, David Jackson was found guilty of malice murder, aggravated assault, and various other offenses in connection with the stabbing death of John Norman Thomas.1 On appeal, Jackson contends that the trial court committed plain error by giving an incorrect jury instruction on self-defense, that the trial court erred in its recharge to the jury on voluntary manslaughter, 1 On January 28, 2016, Jackson was indicted for malice murder, felony murder predicated on aggravated assault, aggravated assault,…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  4. State v. KellySupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  5. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  2. Lopez v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  3. Warren v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  4. O'neal v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  5. Salvesen v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023

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