Legal Opinion

Nwakanma v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 20, 2015No. S14A1442, S14A1443Published

1Opinion of the Court

296 Ga. 493

FINAL COPY S14A1442. NWAKANMA v. THE STATE. S14A1443. FRANCIS v. THE STATE. BLACKWELL, Justice. Miracle Nwakanma and Louis Francis were tried together by a Cobb County jury and convicted of the murder of Justin Brown, among other crimes. Both Nwakanma and Francis appeal. Nwakanma contends only that he was denied due process when the prosecution failed to reveal a deal with a material witness and to correct critical misstatements of fact during that witness’s testimony. Francis contends that the trial court erred when it failed to sever his trial from that of his co-defendants, when…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  5. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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