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Benton v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 30, 2017No. S17A0754

1Opinion of the Court

302 Ga. 570

FINAL COPY S17A0754. BENTON v. THE STATE. BLACKWELL, Justice. Matthew Benton was convicted by a Fulton County jury of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Christopher “Black Magic” Ramsay and the wounding of several others.1 Benton’s motion for a new trial was denied, and he appeals. Benton argues, among other things, that the 1 The crimes occurred on or around July 17, 2008. On October 28, 2008, a Fulton County grand jury indicted Benton along with Maurice Badie and Domonique Hodo. Benton was charged with malice murder (Count 1); felony murder…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Berghuis v. ThompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  5. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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