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Brooks v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided August 24, 2020No. S20A0895PublishedCited by 20 opinions

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309 Ga. 630

S20A0895. BROOKS v. THE STATE. BOGGS, Justice. Deontae Tremayne Brooks was convicted of malice murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon under OCGA § 16-11-133 (b) in connection with the shooting death of Branden “Big B” Tinch and the aggravated assault of Lenard Gay. He was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. He appeals, asserting three enumerations of error: insufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction under OCGA § 16-11-133 (b), ineffective assistance of counsel, and trial court error in failing to grant…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Old Chief v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  4. State v. KellySupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  5. Romer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013

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