Legal Opinion

Kemp v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 19, 2018No. S17A1646; S17A1647; S17A1648PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Peterson, Justice.

*518Derek Kemp, Harvey Hogans, and Alphonso Watkins appeal from their convictions for malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Derek Gray.1 Kemp and Watkins challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support their convictions, and the defendants all raise various challenges to the testimony of Steve Lewis, a fellow gang member. Watkins also argues that the trial court erred in permitting a "non-examining doctor" to testify about the post-mortem examination of the victim. The defendants also purport to "preserve" certain claims to the extent they…

2Cases cited43 opinions

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  5. Massiah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964

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