Legal Opinion
Locklear v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided August 21, 2023No. S23A0601PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
317 Ga. 115
FINAL COPY S23A0601. LOCKLEAR v. THE STATE. BETHEL, Justice. A jury found Tony James Locklear guilty of the malice murder of William Long, concealing a death, and related charges.1 On appeal, Locklear challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his convictions. He also argues that the trial court erred by (1) failing to suppress statements made during his custodial interview; (2) denying his motion to suppress certain physical evidence; (3) providing a confusing verdict form to the jury; and 1 On January 9, 2019, a Chatham County grand jury indicted Locklear for malice…
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