Legal Opinion

Burke v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 28, 2025No. S24A1318PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

320 Ga. 706

FINAL COPY S24A1318. BURKE v. THE STATE. PINSON, Justice. Dontarious Burke was convicted of malice murder and armed robbery for the shooting death of Kentrell Jones.1 On appeal, he raises several claims of error, including a claim that his rights under the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution were violated, claims that his trial counsel ren- dered constitutionally ineffective assistance in a number of ways, and a claim that the cumulative effect of these errors requires a new 1 Jones was shot on November 27, 2019. On March 1, 2021, a Morgan…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Mickens v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  5. State v. LaneSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020

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3Cited by8 opinions

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