Legal Opinion

Amos v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 7, 2016No. S15A1580PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUNSTEIN, Justice.

Appellant Deuntaie Amos was convicted of felony murder and related offenses in connection with the January 2010 shooting death of Richard Saylors. Amos now appeals, contending that the evidence was insufficient; that the trial court erred in denying his pre-trial immunity motion and his as-applied constitutional challenge to Georgia’s weapons carry license statute; and that the trial court improperly instructed the jury regarding voluntary manslaughter. Finding no error, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdicts, the evidence adduced at trial…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. District of Columbia v. HellerSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  4. McDonald v. City of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  5. Romer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013

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3Cited by9 opinions

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