Legal Opinion

Dockery v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 7, 2010No. S10A0326PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUNSTEIN, Chief Justice.

Appellant Jeremy Dockery appeals his conviction for murder and related charges arising from a June 2005 shooting, which killed Kareem Nicholson and injured Selena Golden. Finding no error, we affirm.

1. Construed most strongly in favor of the verdict, the evidence adduced at trial established as follows. On the night of the crimes, appellant and Lamont Seals encountered Brandon Hosch at a Gwinnett County sports bar. An altercation ensued between Seals and Hosch, who had previously been involved in a fight at another nightclub, and Seals threatened to kill Hosch. The men…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  4. Wesley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  5. Lajara v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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3Cited by27 opinions

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