Legal Opinion

Rainwater v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 6, 2017No. S16A1532PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOGGS, Justice.

Appellant Kevaughn Rainwater was acquitted of malice murder, but found guilty of felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, in the shooting death of Antavious Maddox.1 He now appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence, claiming violations of the continuing witness rule, and contending he received ineffective assistance of counsel. For the following reasons, we affirm.

1. Rainwater first argues that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his convictions either as a principal or a party to the crimes. Viewed in the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. State v. KellySupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  4. Gates v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  5. Shaw v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Keller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  2. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  3. Lyons v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  4. MOORE v. THE STATE (Two Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  5. Clarke v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020

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