Legal Opinion
Whitehead v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 4, 2020No. S20A0171PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
308 Ga. 825
FINAL COPY S20A0171. WHITEHEAD v. THE STATE. ELLINGTON, Justice. A Chatham County jury found Javis Whitehead guilty of murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Dominique Larry.1 Whitehead contends that the evidence was insufficient to rebut his claim of self-defense and to support his conviction for murder beyond a reasonable doubt. He also claims that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress his 1 A Chatham County grand jury indicted Whitehead on August 10, 2016, for malice murder, two counts of felony murder, aggravated assault, possession…
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