Legal Opinion

Brooks v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 2, 2006No. S06A0787, S06A0789, S06A0854PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SEARS, Chief Justice.

Seboris Brooks, Antwann Ball, and Komeika Clark were convicted in 2004 of the malice murder and armed robbery of Louis Sutton. Each defendant appeals, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to sustain their convictions and that the trials should have been conducted separately. Finding no error, we affirm the convictions.

1. The evidence presented at trial showed that on the day of the murder, Henry County narcotics officers were monitoring drug activity at the residence where the victim lived. Early in the evening, the police drove by the residence and observed a black…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. Horton v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Cain v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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3Cited by30 opinions

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