Legal Opinion

Meadows v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 21, 2023No. S23A0110PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

316 Ga. 22

FINAL COPY S23A0110. MEADOWS v. THE STATE. ELLINGTON, Justice. Roden Meadows appeals his convictions for murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony arising from the fatal shooting of Jason Williams.1 On appeal, Meadows contends that the evidence was constitutionally insufficient and that this Court should exercise its authority under OCGA §§ 5-5-20 and 5-5-21 as the “thirteenth juror” 1 The crimes occurred on May 15, 2018. On August 14, 2018, Meadows was indicted by a DeKalb County grand jury for malice murder (Count 1); felony murder…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  3. Nazario v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  4. Culpepper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  5. Willis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  4. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  5. Nunnally v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024

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