Legal Opinion

Grier v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 20, 2019No. S19A0634PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MELTON, Chief Justice.

**882Following a jury trial, Lamaris Grier appeals his convictions for two murders and related crimes, contending that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict, trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to improper testimony and closing argument, and the prosecutor engaged in misconduct.1 For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

1. In the light most favorable to the verdict, the record shows that, on October 4, 2013, Grier shot and killed Jerry Grier (Jerry)2 and Jamanius Mills at Jerry's DeKalb County residence. Around 8:30 a.m. that morning,…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  4. Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  5. Lupoe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Thornton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  2. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  3. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  4. Snipes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  5. Corley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020

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