Legal Opinion
John v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 9, 2007No. S07A0671PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNSTEIN, Presiding Justice.
Appellant Jermaine John was convicted of malice murder, felony-murder, kidnapping with bodily injury, false imprisonment, and two counts of aggravated assault in connection with the shooting death of Kishione Barrington. Finding no error, we affirm.
1. The evidence authorized the jury to find that appellant and Craig Massey arranged to buy two pounds of marijuana from the victim, with Massey contributing $1,600 and appellant contributing $400. After the victim claimed to have been robbed of the money before procuring the drugs, he agreed to meet Massey at a gas…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Braley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
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