Legal Opinion

Swain v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 29, 2002No. S02A0143Published

1Opinion of the Court

Sears, Presiding Justice.

The appellant, Ricky Swain, appeals from his convictions for the felony murder of Samuel Tucker; for the armed robbery of Pascal *151Greene, Octavia Shellington, and Tucker; for the aggravated assault of Shalawn Shellington; for the burglary of the home of Shalawn Shellington; and for the possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.1

1. The evidence shows that about 1:00 a.m. on December 5,1995, Octavia Shellington and Samuel Tucker were talking in Tucker’s parked car outside the residence of Shalawn Shellington (Octavia’s sister) and Pascal Greene. As Octavia…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Heard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  4. Reinhardt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  5. Adams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994

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