Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 11, 2017No. S17A1757PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HINES, Chief Justice.

Following the denial of his motion for new trial, as amended, Herman Smith appeals his convictions for felony murder while in the commission of aggravated assault, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and carrying a weapon without a license, all in connection with the fatal shooting of Cardarius Steagall and an assault upon Chaserah Horton. Smith challenges the trial court’s refusal to grant a mistrial and two evidentiary rulings. Finding the challenges to be unavailing, we affirm.1

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2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. Romine v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  4. Anglin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  5. Humphreys v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Kirby v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  2. VIRGER v. THE STATE (Two Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  3. Virger v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  4. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  5. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019

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