Legal Opinion

Armour v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 27, 2012No. S11A1614PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NAHMIAS, Justice.

Appellant Demarcus Armour challenges his convictions for malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Bernard Glass. We affirm the judgments of conviction, but we vacate the sentence and remand for resentencing.1

1. The evidence at trial, viewed in the light most favorable to the *554verdict, showed the following. On April 3, 2007, Appellant’s brothers, Montraceus and Demetrius Sims, fought with Jeqavius and Montrez Jones at the Thomasville Heights housing project in Atlanta. Jeqavius Jones shot Demetrius Sims several times in the arm and leg with a 9mm…

2Cases cited11 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. Vega v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  5. Long v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010

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3Cited by19 opinions

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  5. Mosley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020

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