Legal Opinion
Evans v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 7, 2011No. S10A2042PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELTON, Justice.
Omar Evans was tried and found guilty by a jury of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon relating to the shooting death of Dharren Henderson. Among other things, Evans contends on appeal that the trial court made a number of improper evidentiary rulings and that he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the record shows that, on March 11, 2005, Dharren Henderson (the victim) and his brother, Darnell Henderson…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
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- Fuller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
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