Legal Opinion

Battle v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided August 14, 2017No. S17A0714; S17A1301PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HINES, Chief Justice.

Co-defendants Marcus Battle and Jacobey Carter appeal their convictions and sentences for malice murder and felony murder, respectively, and multiple counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, all in connection with the fatal shooting of Kenneth Roberts and the wounding or assault with handguns of five other men. Additionally, Carter appeals his related conviction and sentence for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Battle contends that the State committed a Brady1…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. FITTS v. THE STATE (Two Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  2. Pender v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  3. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  4. Carcamo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
  5. Simpkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018

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