Legal Opinion

Ross v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 23, 2005No. S05A0748PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Fletcher, Chief Justice.

A jury in Fulton County convicted Todrick Ross of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, and possession of a weapon in the commission of a felony.1 Ross contends that the trial court erred by admitting the name and nature of his prior felony conviction, for purposes of the possession of a weapon by a convicted felon charge, in spite of his offer to stipulate to his status as a convicted felon. We hereby adopt the reasoning set forth by the United States Supreme Court in Old Chief…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Old Chief v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  3. Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  4. Head v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  5. Butler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Henderson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  2. Arnold v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  3. Commonwealth v. Jemison Jr., D., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  4. Phillips v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  5. Ballard v. State v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015

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