Legal Opinion

Allen v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 27, 2015No. S14A1430PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HINES, Presiding Justice.

Miles Jonathan Allen appeals from his convictions and sentences for malice murder, aggravated assault, kidnapping, and false imprisonment, all in connection with the death of Carlnell Walker. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Construed to support the verdicts, the evidence showed that Keith Roberts contacted Allen, as well as Breylon Garland and Theodore Holliman, about retaliating against Walker for disrespecting Roberts, and to get some money that Roberts believed Walker owed him. They went to Walker’s home and broke in; Walker was not home, and Allen and…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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3Cited by30 opinions

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