Legal Opinion

Phoenix v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 10, 2018No. S18A1439PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

304 Ga. 785

FINAL COPY S18A1439. PHOENIX v. THE STATE. BETHEL, Justice. In October 2014, a jury found Wright Greyhound Phoenix guilty of malice murder, aggravated assault, felony murder predicated on aggravated assault, and obstruction of an officer, all in connection with the stabbing death of Angela Whitten.1 Phoenix’s amended motion for new trial was denied, and 1 Whitten was killed on May 29, 2014. On June 11, 2014, a Glynn County Grand Jury indicted Phoenix for malice murder (Count 1), aggravated assault (Counts 2-4), felony murder predicated on aggravated assault (Counts 5-7), robbery by…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  3. Geiger v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
  4. Wynn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  5. Brittian v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. VIRGER v. THE STATE (Two Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  2. Virger v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  3. Wainwright v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  4. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  5. Anglin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021

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