Legal Opinion

Jenkins v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 19, 2022No. S21A1127PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

313 Ga. 81

FINAL COPY S21A1127. JENKINS v. THE STATE. LAGRUA, Justice. Appellant Devon Jenkins was convicted of felony murder and other crimes in connection with an August 6, 2014 home invasion in Gwinnett County in which the victim, Adam Schrier, was shot and killed and two other victims, including a child, were injured. On appeal, Appellant contends that the evidence was legally insufficient to support his conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, that the trial court erred in admitting other-act evidence prohibited by OCGA § 24-4-404 (b), and that his trial counsel…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Olds v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  4. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  5. State v. OrrSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019

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3Cited by14 opinions

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