Legal Opinion

JACKSON v. THE STATE (Two Cases)

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 6, 2024No. S23A0854, S23A0855PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

318 Ga. 393

FINAL COPY S23A0854. JACKSON v. THE STATE. S23A0855. CASTLE v. THE STATE. BETHEL, Justice. Following the deadly shooting of Norman Ray Moore, Jr. (“Norman”), at a party in Bartow County, Dedric Jackson and Dimitrius Castle were jointly tried and convicted of felony murder and other related crimes.1 On appeal, Jackson contends that he received ineffective assistance in several ways. Specifically, Jackson 1 The crimes occurred on March 13, 2010. On October 21, 2010, a Bartow County grand jury indicted Castle, Dedric Jackson, and Leondris Jackson for malice murder (Count 1), felony…

2Cases cited61 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  4. State v. KellySupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  5. State v. LaneSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020

56 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Troutman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  2. Floyd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025
  3. Rosenbaum v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  4. Starks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  5. Eleby v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024

8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API