Legal Opinion

Isaac v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 5, 1998No. S98A0862PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Thompson, Justice.

Anterian Isaac was convicted of felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, in connection with the shooting death of Michael Wilson. He was tried with his co-defendants, Antonio Render 2 and Christie Blackburn. 3 On appeal, he asserts, inter alia, that the trial court-erred in (1) refusing to permit him to cross-examine a state’s witness concerning an arrest for shoplifting and (2) failing to sever defendants.

1. Viewing the evidence in a light favorable to the State, as we are bound to do, Willis v. State, 263 Ga. 597,…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Cain v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  4. Dick v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  5. Owens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  2. James v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  3. Roebuck v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  4. Green v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  5. Gordon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001

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