Legal Opinion

Cheddersingh v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 27, 2012No. S11A1929PublishedCited by 77 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hines, Justice.

Soniel D. Cheddersingh appeals his conviction for the malice murder of Michael Walker, Jr., as well as his convictions for aggravated assault, armed robbery, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.1 For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

*681Construed to support the verdicts, the evidence showed that Walker and his cousin, Anthony Mack, Jr., were at the house of a friend. Mack answered a knock at the door and admitted Chedder-singh. Two minutes later, two other men knocked on the door of the home and forced their…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Puckett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  5. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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3Cited by77 opinions

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  4. Shank v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  5. Simmons v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016

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