Legal Opinion

Lane v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 5, 2021No. S21A1029PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

312 Ga. 619

FINAL COPY S21A1029. LANE v. THE STATE. COLVIN, Justice. Following a jury trial, Tyra Dale Lane was convicted of felony murder and related offenses in connection with crimes he committed against Danielle Simpson and Austin Young.1 Lane appeals, alleging that the trial court erred by allowing witness Bernard 1 On December 3, 2002, a Fulton County grand jury indicted Lane for the malice murder (Count 1) and felony murder of Simpson (predicated on aggravated assault — Count 2 — and armed robbery — Count 3), aggravated assault of Young (Count 4), false imprisonment of Young (Count 5),…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. LaneSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  3. Romer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  4. Shaw v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  5. Green v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012

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3Cited by20 opinions

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  5. Washington v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025

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