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Hendricks v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 21, 2008No. S08A0475PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARLEY, Justice.

Reginald Hendricks was brought to trial before a jury on several charges, including malice murder. The State’s theory was that he, along with others, participated in a drug deal that ended in the shooting death of Andres Gomez Meza, who was the suspected dealer. The jury found him guilty but, on appeal, his convictions and sentences were reversed. Hendricks v. State, 277 Ga. 61 (586 SE2d 317) (2003). Hendricks was retried, and the jury found him guilty of felony murder while participating in a conspiracy to violate the Controlled Substances Act by trafficking in cocaine, the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. McIntyre v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  3. Dodd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  4. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  5. Horne v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  4. Sillah v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
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