Legal Opinion

Fisher v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 8, 2020No. S20A1004PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

309 Ga. 814

FINAL COPY S20A1004. FISHER v. THE STATE. NAHMIAS, Presiding Justice. At the second trial of his case, Appellant Ronald Fisher was found guilty of malice murder and related crimes in connection with the shooting death of Derrick Cullins. In this appeal, Appellant contends that the evidence presented at his retrial was insufficient to support his convictions because David Lewis, the only witness to identify him as the shooter, was an accomplice; that the trial court erred by allowing the lead detective to testify that Lewis was not an accomplice; and that his trial counsel provided…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Vega v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  4. Davenport v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  5. Medlock v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. COLLINS v. THE STATE (Three Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  2. HENDERSON v. THE STATE (Two Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  3. Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  4. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  5. Copeland v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022

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