Legal Opinion

Miller v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 20, 2014No. S14A0878PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackwell, Justice.

Eric Miller was tried by a Fulton County jury and convicted of murder and the unlawful possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, both in connection with the fatal shooting of Luther Williams. Miller appeals, contending that the trial court erred when it admitted certain evidence, and arguing as well that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. Upon our review of the record and briefs, we see no error, and we affirm.

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that Miller encountered Williams at an Atlanta apartment…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Kimmelman v. MorrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  2. Mohamud v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  3. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  4. McDuffie v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  5. Roberts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015

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