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Vann v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 19, 2021No. S21A0121PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

311 Ga. 301

FINAL COPY S21A0121. VANN v. THE STATE. ELLINGTON, Justice. An Appling County jury found James Vann guilty of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Tiesha Davis.1 On appeal, Vann contends that his trial counsel was 1 Davis was shot to death on August 24, 2012. An Appling County grand jury indicted Vann for malice murder (Count 1), felony murder (Count 2), aggravated assault (Count 3), possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony (Count 5), and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon (Count 6) in connection with Davis’s death. Vann…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Davenport v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  3. Gaston v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  4. Jessie v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
  5. Barron v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Bates v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  2. Patterson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  3. Park v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  4. Bonner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  5. TABOR v. THE STATE (Two Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2022

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