Legal Opinion

Ryan v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 28, 2025No. S24A1304PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

320 Ga. 694

FINAL COPY S24A1303. BLALOCK v. THE STATE. S24A1304. RYAN v. THE STATE. BETHEL, Justice. Appellants Damone Blalock and Rodalius Eugene Ryan, Jr., were convicted for the malice murder of Jamari Holmes, the aggravated assaults of two other individuals, and other related crimes.1 On appeal, both Appellants contend that trial counsel 1 The crimes occurred on February 23, 2019. In May 2019, a Fulton County grand jury indicted Appellants for participation in criminal street gang activity (Count 1), malice murder (Count 2), felony murder (Counts 3-5), aggravated assault with a deadly…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. LaneSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  3. Schofield v. HolseySupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  4. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  5. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  4. Momon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025
  5. Nicholas Depaul Burse v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2025

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