Legal Opinion

Guffie v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided August 27, 2018No. S18A0861PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hunstein, Justice *610**352Following a jury trial, Quantavious Guffie was found guilty of malice murder and various other offenses in connection with the shooting death of Drexel Berry.1 Guffie appeals, raising claims of trial court error and ineffective assistance of counsel; finding no error, we affirm.

The underlying facts of this case have already come before this Court in the appeal of Guffie's co-defendant Freedell Benton, with whom Guffie shared a joint trial. There, this Court summarized the facts as follows:

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury's verdict, the record shows that,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Palmer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  4. Palmer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  5. Barge v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. SILLAH v. THE STATE (Two Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  2. Leonard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  3. Emory University v. Mary Kay Willcox, as Administrator of the Estate of Corlett Floyd EvansCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2020
  4. Guffie v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  5. Leonard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023

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