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Floyd v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 20, 2024No. S23A1042PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

318 Ga. 312

FINAL COPY S23A1042. FLOYD v. THE STATE. BOGGS, Chief Justice. Appellant Darnell Rene Floyd challenges his conviction for felony murder predicated on possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in connection with the shooting death of Telmo Ortiz. At trial, Appellant contended that he acted in self-defense, and he was acquitted of malice murder; felony murder predicated on attempted armed robbery and aggravated assault; and two counts of aggravated assault.1 On appeal, Appellant challenges only the 1 The crimes occurred on September 9, 2017. On December 1, 2017, a Newton County…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Price v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Hinton v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
  5. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Zayas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  2. Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025
  3. Brundage v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025
  4. Dickerson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2026
  5. Dickerson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2026

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