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Lester v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 5, 2020No. S20A0827PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

310 Ga. 81

FINAL COPY S20A0827. LESTER v. THE STATE. WARREN, Justice. Layton K. Lester was convicted of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Lorrine Bozeman.1 On appeal, Lester contends that the trial court erred in admitting statements he made to law enforcement after Bozeman’s death and in denying his “motion for mistrial”2 arising from the presence of an 1 The crimes were committed on April 29, 2007. On May 12, 2009, a Tift County grand jury indicted Lester, along with Shurrod K. Rich, for malice murder, two counts of felony murder, armed robbery,…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Davenport v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  5. Riley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Clark v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  2. Bates v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  3. COLLINS v. THE STATE (Three Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  4. Bedford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  5. Daniels v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022

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