Legal Opinion
Washington v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 15, 2009No. S09A0005PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEARS, Chief Justice.
In 2004, a Cobb County jury convicted Michael A. Washington of felony murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Myung Ho Cho. Washington contends the evidence presented at trial was legally insufficient to support the verdict, his sentence exceeds the statutorily prescribed maximum and thus violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishments, and he received ineffective assistance of counsel at trial. Finding no merit in these arguments, we affirm.1
1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence presented at trial…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Bell v. ConeSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Humphreys v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
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- Atkinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
- Ruiz v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
- Mitchell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
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