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Pyne v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 17, 2024No. S24A0670PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

319 Ga. 776

FINAL COPY S24A0670. PYNE v. THE STATE. LAGRUA, Justice. Appellant Jacob Pyne appeals his convictions for malice murder and other crimes related to the July 6, 2016 shooting death of Gerard Foster.1 On appeal, Pyne contends that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance at trial and that the trial court erred by overruling Pyne’s objection to certain statements the prosecutor made during his closing argument and by failing to give a curative 1 On October 6, 2016, a DeKalb County grand jury indicted Pyne for malice murder (Count 1), two counts of felony murder (Counts 2 and…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. HillCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011
  3. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  4. Adams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  5. Ridley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  2. Burke v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025
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  4. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  5. Fadesire v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2026

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