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Strother v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 20, 2019No. S19A0279PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Nahmias, Presiding Justice.

*330**838Appellant Kyle Strother was convicted of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Cristobal Becerre-Contreras. Appellant contends that the evidence presented at his trial was legally insufficient to support his convictions; that the trial court failed to act as the "thirteenth juror" when it denied his **839motion for new trial; that the court erred by admitting character evidence related to gang activities and other murders; that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by "opening the door" to that character evidence;…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Flowers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  2. McKinney v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  3. King v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  4. Ridley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  5. Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019

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