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Lynn v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 21, 2020No. S20A1533PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

310 Ga. 608

FINAL COPY S20A1533. LYNN v. THE STATE. PETERSON, Justice. James Morris Lynn, Jr., appeals his conviction for malice murder and aggravated assault in connection with the beating death of his wife, Tonya Lynn.1 Lynn argues that we should vacate the trial 1 The crimes occurred sometime between July 26 and July 27, 2011. In October 2011, a Barrow County grand jury indicted Lynn for malice murder, felony murder predicated on aggravated assault, and aggravated assault. Lynn was convicted of malice murder following a jury trial in June 2012, but we reversed his conviction based on the…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  5. Davenport v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  2. Stafford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  3. Kelly v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  4. Anthony v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  5. SILLAH v. THE STATE (Two Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2023

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