Legal Opinion

Najarro v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 1, 2024No. S24A0616PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

319 Ga. 868

FINAL COPY S24A0616. NAJARRO v. THE STATE. BETHEL, Justice. Following a jury trial, Sylvia Marie Najarro was convicted of felony murder and related crimes in connection with the shooting death of Jamun El Winslow during a drug deal.1 The trial court denied Najarro’s motion for new trial, and Najarro appeals, contending that her trial counsel rendered constitutionally ineffective assistance. For the reasons that follow, we affirm. 1 The crimes occurred on February 5, 2020. In October 2022, a Gwinnett County grand jury indicted Najarro and co-indictees Jaime Manuel Jimenez and Jayce…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  3. Durham v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  4. Mims v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  5. ANTHONY v. THE STATE (Three Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2018

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