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Johnson v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 21, 2023No. S23A0338PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

316 Ga. 672

FINAL COPY S23A0338. JOHNSON v. THE STATE. PINSON, Justice. Reginald Demarcus Johnson was convicted of felony murder and first-degree cruelty to children in connection with the death of his six-month-old daughter, Jordan.1 On appeal, Johnson contends that (1) the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions; (2) the verdict was contrary to the law and evidence and strongly 1 The crimes occurred in April 2016. Johnson was indicted by a DeKalb County grand jury in May 2016 on one count each of malice murder, felony murder, and cruelty to children in the first degree. After a…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. State v. LaneSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  4. Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  5. Southall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Eubanks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  2. Rashad v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  3. White v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  4. Reese v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  5. Watkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025

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