Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 5, 2016No. S16A0314PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Thompson, Chief Justice.

Appellant Quinton Jones was found guilty of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, criminal attempt to commit armed robbery, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in connection with the shooting death of Lamaurice West-brook.1 Appellant appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and asserting that the State failed to prove venue, the trial court erred in admitting other acts evidence, and his trial counsel was ineffective. Finding no error, we affirm…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  4. Smith v. FrancisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  5. Olds v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  2. Thompson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  3. Worthen v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  4. Gomez v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  5. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017

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