Legal Opinion

Anderson v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 8, 2009No. S09A0112, S09A0166PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMPSON, Justice.

Defendants Jabrian Anderson and Edward Wallace were convicted of malice murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in connection with the shooting death of Tamauris Smith. They appeal, asserting, inter alia, ineffective assistance of trial counsel. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

1. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, the jury was authorized to find the following: Jabrian Anderson, Prince Price, and the victim were riding in a burgundy Grand Am. Price was driving. He followed Kentavious Peavy, who was driving a white Chevy…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  4. Jefferson v. ZantSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  5. Roseberry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Gates v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  2. Ballard v. State v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  3. Bridges v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  4. Poole v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  5. Glover v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012

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