Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 14, 1997No. S97A0302PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Thompson, Justice.

A jury convicted Joshua James Jones of malice murder in the shooting death of Terrell Pickett. Jones appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence entered thereon, asserting primarily that he was unlawfully convicted on the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice. Finding no error, we affirm.

On the morning of November 21, 1994, a white Buick Skylark sedan was stopped along a dirt road in Bibb County. A resident of the area observed a passenger push a body from the car onto the road. The passenger jumped into the car and the driver sped off. It was determined that…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Earnest v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  3. Crowe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  4. Sims v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  5. Mullinax v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Hamm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
  2. Dorsey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  3. Sedlak v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  4. Doyle v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  5. Lunsford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

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