Legal Opinion
Farris v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 9, 2012No. S11A1485PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENHAM, Justice.
Appellant Joe Lee Farris was convicted and sentenced for the malice murder and armed robbery of Olugbenga Ikuesan in Gwin-nett County, as well as the aggravated assault of the victim with intent to rob, the aggravated assault of the victim by shooting him with a deadly weapon, and for being in possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.1
The State presented evidence that the victim was found in his red tow truck on a Norcross road the morning of May 9, 2007, having died as a result of a gunshot wound to the center of the back of his head. A 9mm bullet was…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Vergara v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
- Culpepper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
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3Cited by28 opinions
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