Legal Opinion

Carson v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 18, 2020No. S20A0288PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

308 Ga. 761

FINAL COPY S20A0288. CARSON v. THE STATE. ELLINGTON, Justice. Anderson Carson was tried before a Fulton County jury and convicted of the malice murder of Lee Sokol and the robbery by force of Fred Hickson.1 Carson contends on appeal that the trial court erred in (1) denying his motion to sever, (2) appearing to assist the State in its prosecution by recommending that the State procure material witness warrants, (3) permitting the introduction into 1 The crimes occurred on June 8 and 9, 2009. On February 9, 2010, Carson was indicted for the malice murder, felony murder predicated on…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  5. Willis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018

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3Cited by15 opinions

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