Legal Opinion

Matthews v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 30, 2017No. S17A0462

1Opinion of the Court

301 Ga. 286

FINAL COPY S17A0462. MATTHEWS v. THE STATE. BENHAM, Justice. Appellant Kemra Matthews appeals his convictions for felony murder and related crimes stemming from the death of two-year-old Jadien Harvey and the aggravated assault of four-year-old Ashton Capers.1 For the reasons set forth below, we affirm. 1 The crimes occurred on July 11, 2012. On February 27, 2013, a Clayton County grand jury indicted appellant on charges of felony murder, aggravated assault (Jadien Harvey), aggravated battery (Jadien Harvey, skull fracture), aggravated battery (Jadien Harvey, eye injury), cruelty…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Wright v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  3. Pruitt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  4. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  5. Matthews v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017

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