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Sullivan v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 20, 2020No. S20A0056PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

308 Ga. 508

FINAL COPY S20A0056. SULLIVAN v. THE STATE. WARREN, Justice. A jury convicted Antonio Sullivan of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Wava Benton.1 On appeal, Sullivan contends that his trial counsel was constitutionally ineffective by failing to present evidence at trial to corroborate Sullivan’s testimony about prior difficulties between Sullivan and Benton, and by failing to procure expert testimony about Sullivan’s mental health — specifically about post-traumatic stress disorder — 1 The crimes occurred on May 7, 2013. A Fulton County grand…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Romer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  4. Wesley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  5. Lawrence v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Bates v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  2. Horton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  3. Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  4. Patterson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  5. Lanier v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020

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