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James v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 10, 2025No. S25A0406PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

321 Ga. 812

FINAL COPY S25A0406. JAMES v. THE STATE. LAGRUA, Justice. A jury found Sanchez James guilty of murder, aggravated assault, and related charges for fatally shooting Roderick Billups and seriously wounding Keisha Bussey.1 At trial, James asserted a claim of self-defense. James argues on appeal that the evidence was insufficient to convict him. James also argues that the trial court erred by allowing a witness to improperly invoke her right against 1 The shootings occurred on June 17, 2017. On December 8, 2017, a Fulton County grand jury indicted James for malice murder (Count 1);…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Davenport v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  3. Lingerfelt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  4. McKinney v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  5. Lawrence v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Badie v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2026
  2. Russell Todd Turner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2025

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