Legal Opinion

Bryant v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 2, 2015No. S14A1531PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackwell, Justice.

Ray Bryant was tried by a Fulton County jury and convicted of murder and other crimes, all in connection with the fatal shooting of Jurell Williams. Bryant appeals, contending that the evidence is legally insufficient to sustain his convictions and that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. Upon our review of the record and briefs, we see no error, and we affirm.

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that on the evening of October 18,2006, Bryant drove his wife’s red car to the apartment complex in which Williams lived, and…

2Cases cited27 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. State v. KellySupreme Court of Georgia · 2011

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Pyatt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  2. Frazier v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  3. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  4. Moon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  5. Daughtry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015

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