Legal Opinion

Jordan v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 23, 2013No. S13A0964PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Thompson, Chief Justice.

Appellant Darius Jordan was convicted of felony murder, armed robbery, and other crimes arising out of the shooting death of James Yarbrough.1 He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, asserting the trial court erred by admitting evidence of his telephonic *620statements to a friend in violation of Miranda, denying his motions for mistrial, and failing to find that trial counsel provided ineffective assistance. We find no reversible error and affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the jury was authorized to find that on the evening of…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Colorado v. ConnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Gates v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  2. Grissom v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  3. Faulkner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
  4. Dagne v. SchroederCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
  5. Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022

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