Legal Opinion

Dixon v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 1, 2020No. S20A0857PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

309 Ga. 28

FINAL COPY S20A0857. DIXON v. THE STATE. ELLINGTON, Justice. Stanley Dixon shot a handgun at Cedric Clark and Warren Boyd, killing Clark. A jury found Dixon guilty of malice murder, aggravated assault, possession of a handgun by an underaged person, and multiple counts of participating in criminal gang activity.1 On appeal, Dixon contends that the evidence was 1 The shooting occurred on November 1, 2016. A Clayton County grand jury returned an indictment on January 31, 2018, charging Dixon and Demarco Reid with malice murder (Count 1), felony murder predicated on the aggravated…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Anglin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  4. Matthews v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  5. Rodriguez v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  3. Carter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
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  5. Lopez v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020

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