Legal Opinion

Blackshear v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided August 10, 2020No. S20A0713PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

309 Ga. 479

FINAL COPY S20A0713. BLACKSHEAR v. THE STATE. BETHEL, Justice. Ulysses Blackshear, Jr. was found guilty of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the death of William Land.1 Blackshear appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence as to each offense of which he was found guilty and sentenced. Blackshear also argues that the trial court erred by failing to apply the proper 1 The crimes occurred between September 8 and September 9, 2013. On July 21, 2014, Blackshear was indicted by a Baker County grand jury for malice murder, felony murder predicated on robbery,…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Burney v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  5. Mills v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010

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3Cited by14 opinions

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  3. ROOKS v. THE STATE (Two Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2023
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  5. Tyler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021

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