Legal Opinion

Zayas v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 29, 2024No. S24A0025PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

319 Ga. 402

FINAL COPY S24A0025. ZAYAS v. THE STATE. COLVIN, Justice. Appellant Christopher Vargas Zayas appeals his convictions for malice murder and a related crime in connection with the shooting death of his girlfriend, Carly Andrews.1 On appeal, 1 The shooting occurred on September 6, 2018. On September 24, 2018, a Hall County grand jury indicted Appellant for malice murder (Count 1), felony murder (Count 3), aggravated assault, family violence (Count 4), possession of marijuana with intent to distribute (Count 6), and three counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Davenport v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  4. Powell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  5. State v. SpringerSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015

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