Legal Opinion

Thompson v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 3, 2014No. S13A1851Published

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294 Ga. 693

S13A1851. THOMPSON v. THE STATE. BENHAM, Justice. Appellant Tony Lamar Thompson appeals his convictions for felony murder and related crimes regarding the death of Reynaldo Jackson.1 The evidence in a light most favorable to the verdict shows that in the early morning hours of April 4, 2010, appellant, Jackson, and Noel Williams drove together in Jackson’s truck to an apartment complex in DeKalb County for the purpose of buying drugs. Williams exited the vehicle and was walking around it when she suddenly heard gunshots. When she turned around, Williams saw appellant…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Wright v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  3. Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  4. Childs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  5. Pruitt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007

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