Legal Opinion

Herrington v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 21, 2016No. S16A0745PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NAHMIAS, Justice.

Appellant Anthony Herrington challenges his conviction for felony murder based on aggravated assault in connection with the shooting death of Curtis Howard. Appellant contends that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support his conviction, that the trial court gave an improper jury instruction on aggravated assault, that his motion for mistrial based on the prosecutor’s questions during voir dire was improperly denied, and that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance. We affirm.1

1. (a) Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Vega v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  4. Ellington v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  5. Sharpe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Blackwell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  2. Dublin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  3. COLLINS v. THE STATE (Three Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  4. Monroe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  5. NICHOLSON v. THE STATE (Two Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2019

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