Legal Opinion

Charleston v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 25, 2013No. S12A1990PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Nahmias, Justice.

Appellant Maurice Charleston and Scott Walker were indicted for malice murder and other crimes related to the shooting death of Edric Finney. Following a joint trial, a jury found both defendants *679guilty on all counts. We have already affirmed Walker’s convictions. See Walker v. State, 282 Ga. 703 (633 SE2d 468) (2007). Because the issues raised by Appellant lack merit, we now affirm his convictions as well.1

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence presented at trial showed the following. See Walker, 282 Ga. at 703-704. On the evening of April 4,…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Bell v. ConeSupreme Court of the United States · 2002

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Marshall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  2. Kennebrew v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  3. Roberts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  4. Burrell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  5. Wainwright v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019

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