Legal Opinion

Hendrix v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 2, 2015No. S15A1169PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUNSTEIN, Justice.

Appellant Sylvester Hendrix was convicted of murder and related offenses in connection with the October 6, 2011 shooting death of Dujon Parker. Hendrix appeals his convictions and sentences, contending that his trial counsel rendered constitutionally ineffective assistance and alleging trial court error and juror irregularities. Though we find no merit in Hendrix’s enumerations, we do find error in certain aspects of Hendrix’s sentences, and we must, therefore, vacate and remand for resentencing.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdicts, the evidence adduced…

2Cases cited18 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. Florida v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  5. Romer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. Faust v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  2. Palmer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  3. Gomez v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  4. Walker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  5. Palmer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018

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