Legal Opinion

Mayfield v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 24, 2003No. S02A1678PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hines, Justice.

Pierre Mayfield appeals his convictions for felony murder, aggravated assault, and burglary in connection with the fatal shooting of Demetrius Holder and the wounding of Stanley Holder. He contends *325that the trial court inappropriately interfered with the deliberative process of the jury thereby denying his right to a fair trial and due process of law, and that the trial court erred by giving the jury an Allen1 charge. Finding that the contentions fail to provide a basis for the reversal of Mayfield’s convictions, we affirm.2

The evidence construed in favor of the verdicts showed…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  4. Brewton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  5. Riggins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Humphreys v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  2. Rickman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  3. Velazquez v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  4. Widner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  5. Burchette v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004

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