Legal Opinion

Jackson v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 1, 2021No. S21A0132PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

311 Ga. 626

FINAL COPY S21A0132. JACKSON v. THE STATE. LAGRUA, Justice. Appellant Philemon Shark Jackson was convicted of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Clyde Weeks. On appeal, Appellant contends that the evidence was legally insufficient to support his convictions; that the trial court erred in allowing an unredacted 911 call containing hearsay testimony into evidence; and that the trial court erred in refusing to charge the jury on sympathy, despite a request by the defense.1 For 1 The crimes occurred on February 15, 2017. In September 2017, a Liberty…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  4. Boyd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  5. Dublin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Grier v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  2. Walker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  3. Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  4. Coston v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025
  5. Metz v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025

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