Legal Opinion

Stafford v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 2, 2021No. S21A0767PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

312 Ga. 811

FINAL COPY S21A0767. STAFFORD v. THE STATE. LAGRUA, Justice. Appellant Lil’Che Stafford was found guilty by a Fulton County jury of felony murder and first-degree burglary in connection with the death of Jose Greer.1 On appeal, Appellant raises four enumerations of error: (1) evidence of an earlier burglary and armed robbery was improperly admitted; (2) a testifying detective inappropriately opined that Appellant was involved in an additional prior robbery; (3) trial counsel was ineffective for failing to request 1 The crimes occurred on December 8, 2015. On March 20, 2018, a…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. State v. LaneSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  4. Lupoe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  5. Anglin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017

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3Cited by27 opinions

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  5. HENDERSON v. THE STATE (Two Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2023

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