Legal Opinion

Scott v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 10, 2024No. S24A1125PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

320 Ga. 485

FINAL COPY S24A1125. SCOTT v. THE STATE. ELLINGTON, Justice. Lewarner Jaron Scott appeals his convictions for murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Kevin Compton.1 Scott contends that the State’s evidence was insufficient 1 Compton was shot early on the morning of July 12, 2014, and he died the next day. Scott was indicted by a Cobb County grand jury in connection with Compton’s death on September 25, 2014, on charges of malice murder (Count 1), felony murder (Count 2), aggravated assault (Count 3), and possession of a firearm during the commission of a…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Graves v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  3. Graves v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  4. Rashad v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  5. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018

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