Legal Opinion

Weems v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 20, 1992No. S91A1401PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Weltner, Presiding Justice.

Glen Weems shot and killed Terrell Weaver with a handgun and shot Jairus Sims, Nikita Welch, and Roshane Favors. He was convicted of felony murder and three counts of aggravated assault. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and a term of years.1

1. Considered in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence was that on November 12, 1989, Weems was involved in a dispute over drugs, and that he later sought revenge by firing several shots from a pistol at a group of people outside an Atlanta residence as he drove by the group in his vehicle. Weems’ handgun…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Gamble v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  5. Tharpe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Staples v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  2. Jefferson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  3. Berry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  4. Weems v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  5. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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