Legal Opinion
Griffin v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 22, 2013No. S12A1945; S12A1946PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Presiding Justice.
After a jury trial, appellants Desmond Griffin and Charlie Boyd were found guilty of the felony murder of James Clark based on the underlying felony of aggravated assault. Griffin was also found guilty of separate charges of aggravated assault against Ronald Rosson and the simple battery of Clark.1 Appellants’ motions for new trial were denied, and they appealed to this Court. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.
1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the jury was authorized to find that in April 2006 Griffin and another man went to Clark’s home to…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Satterfield v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- Reid v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
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3Cited by14 opinions
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