Legal Opinion

Brinson v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 2, 2003No. S03A0284PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sears, Presiding Justice.

Appellant Christopher Darrell Brinson appeals his conviction for murder, 1 alleging that numerous errors were committed by the trial court and that his trial counsel was ineffective. Having reviewed the record, we conclude that appellant’s claims of error are meritless. Therefore, we affirm.

The evidence of record shows that in July 2000, using his own gun, appellant shot and killed his girlfriend. The murder occurred in appellant’s Cobb County apartment. After the shooting, appellant drove to his mother’s home in Dublin, Georgia, leaving the murder weapon behind in…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Mallory v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  3. Gissendaner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  4. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  5. McCulley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Buttram v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  2. Sanders v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  3. Morris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  4. Morris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  5. Kania v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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