Legal Opinion
State v. Spratlin
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 11, 2019No. S18A1158PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAHMIAS, Presiding Justice.
*38**585Appellee DeJuan Spratlin was convicted of malice murder and a firearm offense in connection with the shooting death of Edward Cobb. The trial court granted Spratlin a new trial, however, on the ground that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to seek the exclusion of testimony and comments about his post-arrest silence. The State appeals that ruling. As explained below, we reverse the trial court's order.
1. (a) In March 2012, a DeKalb County grand jury indicted Spratlin and Isaiah Blackmon on charges of malice murder, felony murder,…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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