Legal Opinion
Haynes v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 25, 1998No. A98A0975PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Andrews, Chief Judge.
Darren Pernell Haynes was found guilty by a jury of voluntary manslaughter and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Haynes brings this out-of-time appeal from the judgment of conviction entered on the guilty verdicts.
Haynes was charged with murder for shooting and killing Victor Maurice Martin. The evidence showed that Haynes and a friend were engaged in an argument with Martin’s brother. Martin was present but was not engaged in the argument. None of the persons present at the argument was armed. Haynes then left the scene of the argument with his…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Purkett v. ElemSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Felder v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Askew v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
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