Legal Opinion
Jones v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 27, 2012No. S11A1829PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAHMIAS, Justice.
Appellant Thomas Jones challenges his convictions for malice murder and other offenses stemming from the shooting death of Julius McReynolds.1 We affirm.
1. The evidence presented at trial, viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, showed the following. On the night of October 27-28, 2007, Appellant and the victim were at a crowded nightclub in Statesboro, Georgia. Appellant was wearing a distinctive orange shirt. Around 12:30 a.m., Appellant and the victim began arguing, which attracted a number of their friends. The argument escalated into a fight involving…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Vega v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
- Dickens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
- State v. NejadSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Murphy v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
- Porter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
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