Legal Opinion

Wright v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 5, 2012No. S12A0878PublishedCited by 203 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Melton, Justice.

Following a jury trial, Tamarkus Lekeith Wright was found guilty of malice murder, felony murder, armed robbery and burglary in connection with the robbing and shooting of Joseph Ray.1 On *870appeal Wright contends that his trial counsel was ineffective and that the trial court erred in allowing improper testimony at trial. We affirm.

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, the evidence reveals that, on or about March 21, 2006, Wright, Ryan Danrico Simmons, and Elliot May went to Ray’s home with the intent to rob him. Wright and Simmons kicked in the door to…

2Cases cited10 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. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  5. Fuller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004

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3Cited by203 opinions

  1. Gates v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
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  3. Ballard v. State v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  4. Propst v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  5. Atkinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017

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