Legal Opinion

Woolfolk v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 14, 2007No. S07A0127PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Melton, Justice.

Michael Jerome Woolfolk, Jr. appeals his convictions for the felony murder and aggravated assault of Jakesha Young.1 Woolfolk’s case arises from the same set of facts considered in Stinchcomb v. State, 280 Ga. 170 (626 SE2d 88) (2006), where we affirmed the conviction of Woolfolk’s co-defendant, Mario Stinchcomb. There we set forth the relevant facts as follows:

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the record shows that Jakesha Young was working as a prostitute in Fulton County. On November 6, 2002, she was called to a second-floor apartment by Stinchcomb. Michael…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Purkett v. ElemSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. Turner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  5. Ford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Simmons v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  2. McCLAIN v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  3. Davenport v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  4. McClain v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  5. In the Interest of B. R.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2007

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