Legal Opinion
Jackson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 28, 2025No. S25A0399PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
321 Ga. 659
FINAL COPY S25A0399. JACKSON v. THE STATE. ELLINGTON, Justice. A DeKalb County jury found Carey Jackson guilty of felony murder, aggravated assault, first-degree criminal damage to property, and a violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act (the “Street Gang Act”), OCGA § 16-15-4 (a), in connection with the shooting death of Arnold Leslie and the assaults of seven other individuals.1 Jackson contends that the trial court 1 The crimes occurred on April 6, 2020. On December 1, 2020, a DeKalb County grand jury returned an indictment charging Jackson with malice murder…
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- Williamson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
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