Legal Opinion

Morris v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 30, 2006No. S06A0169PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Justice.

Herman Morris and two co-defendants were tried before a jury on an indictment charging them with murder of Roderick Davis and related crimes. The jury found all three guilty of malice murder, kidnapping, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. The trial court sentenced them to life imprisonment for the homicide and to consecutive varying terms of years for the remaining offenses. Morris’ co-defendants appealed, and their convictions and sentences were affirmed. McKenzie v. State, 274 Ga. 151 (549 SE2d 337) (2001). After the denial of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Suggs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  4. Harwell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  5. Felder v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Lewis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  2. Dugger v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  3. Sanders v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  4. Hill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  5. Mathis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012

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