Legal Opinion

Pounds v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 5, 2024No. S24A0884PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

320 Ga. 288

FINAL COPY S24A0884. POUNDS v. THE STATE. WARREN, Justice. William C. Pounds III was convicted of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Kendra Jackson.1 On appeal, Pounds contends, among other things, that the 1 The crimes occurred on June 12, 2015. In December 2015, a Bibb County grand jury indicted Pounds for malice murder, felony murder, and aggravated assault. Pounds was tried from October 18 to 24, 2017. The jury found Pounds guilty of all counts, and on October 25, the trial court sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  4. Romer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  5. Davenport v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Hilton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025
  2. Lewis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025
  3. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025
  4. Woods v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2026

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