Legal Opinion
Pierce v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 1, 2024No. S24A0525PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
319 Ga. 846
FINAL COPY S24A0525. PIERCE v. THE STATE. COLVIN, Justice. Appellant Lavarr Rasheed Pierce appeals his convictions for malice murder, arson in the first degree, and a violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act (“Gang Act”) in connection with the shooting death of Quincy Suggs.1 On appeal, Appellant argues 1 Suggs was shot and killed on September 16, 2014. On October 21, 2015, a Clayton County grand jury jointly charged Appellant, Khadijah Jenkins, Frederick Rosenau, and Julius Lofton with malice murder (Count 1), felony murder (Count 2), aggravated assault (Count 3),…
2Cases cited58 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
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3Cited by22 opinions
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