Legal Opinion

Whitley v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 19, 2008No. A08A0887PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANDREWS, Judge.

Jamie Lee Whitley was found guilty by a jury of armed robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, false imprisonment, and possession of a firearm during the commission of the felony of aggravated assault. Based on evidence that Whitley was guilty as a party to the charged offenses, the trial court entered judgment of conviction on all the guilty verdicts except aggravated assault, which the court merged into the armed robbery. Whitley contends that the evidence was insufficient to support the convictions and that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance. We find no merit to…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Smith v. FrancisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  4. State v. MarloweSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  5. Welch v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Bellamy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  2. Avila v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  3. Carter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
  4. Ishmael Sharron Carter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
  5. Orlin Avila v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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