Legal Opinion

Willis v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 28, 2010No. S10A0393PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Melton, Justice.

Following a jury trial, Aaron Brandon Willis appeals his convictions for the robbery and burglary of Joseph Briglevich as well as the kidnapping, armed robbery, and murder of Ramona Agramontes.1 Among other things, Willis contends that his confession to these crimes was involuntary. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

1. In the light most favorable to the verdict, the record shows that, on June 6, 2003, two masked and armed men broke into Briglevich’s home, tied him up, and stole money and a .45 caliber handgun from him. Approximately two weeks later, a call was made…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Johnson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  5. Jordan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Ford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  2. Francis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
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  5. Dubose v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014

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