Legal Opinion
Thomas v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 10, 2020No. S19A1503PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
308 Ga. 26
FINAL COPY S19A1503. THOMAS v. THE STATE. PETERSON, Justice. Daniel Maurice Thomas appeals his conviction for malice murder in connection with the shooting death of Elliott Mizell.1 Thomas argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction; that the trial court erred by admitting an involuntary custodial statement; and that trial counsel was ineffective in two ways. We affirm because the evidence was sufficient to support Thomas’s convictions; the custodial statement was not involuntary; 1 The crimes occurred on December 9, 2017. Thomas was indicted by a Houston…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
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