Legal Opinion

Aikens v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 1, 2015No. S15A0404Published

1Opinion of the Court

297 Ga. 229

FINAL COPY S15A0404. AIKENS v. THE STATE. BLACKWELL, Justice. Maurice Aikens was tried by a Fulton County jury and convicted of murder and several other crimes in connection with the fatal shooting of Kyle Moore. Aikens appeals, contending that the evidence is insufficient to sustain one of his convictions, that the trial court erred when it responded to a question submitted by the jury, and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. We see no error, and we affirm.1 1 The crimes were committed on May 3, 2007. Along with Edward Wallace and Ladasha Eison, Aikens was indicted…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Kimmelman v. MorrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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