Legal Opinion

STEPP-McCOMMONS v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 29, 2020No. S20A0254PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

309 Ga. 400

FINAL COPY S20A0254. STEPP-McCOMMONS v. THE STATE. MCMILLIAN, Justice. Appellant Contevious Stepp-McCommons appeals his convictions for felony murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Clarence Gardenhire.1 On appeal, Stepp- 1 Gardenhire was killed on August 19, 2013. On November 21, 2013, a DeKalb County grand jury indicted Stepp-McCommons and his co-defendant Malik DeShawn Rice for malice murder, felony murder predicated on aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and criminal attempt…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Huff v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  2. Horton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  3. Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  4. Walker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  5. Lee v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024

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