Legal Opinion

Cushenberry v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 21, 2016No. S16A1039PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NAHMIAS, Justice.

Appellant Christopher Cushenberry challenges his convictions for felony murder and conspiracy to commit armed robbery in connection with the shooting death of Javarus Dupree. We affirm.1

1. (a) Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdicts, the evidence presented at trial showed the following. On May 11, 2010, Appellant and co-indictees Henry Finley, James Jordan, and Brandon Taylor were together on and off throughout the day. During the times they separated, they stayed in nearly constant contact by phone. Appellant, who had spent all of his money partying the night…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Vega v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  4. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  5. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Keller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  2. McKinney v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  3. Roberts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  4. Perkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  5. Hawkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018

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