Legal Opinion

Harmon v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 11, 2024No. S24A0158PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

319 Ga. 259

FINAL COPY S24A0158. HARMON v. THE STATE. PINSON, Justice. Shanadore Harmon and Jermaz Lawson got into an argument that ended with Harmon shooting into the car that Lawson was driv- ing. The bullet struck and killed Brittany Trantham, who was sit- ting in the passenger seat. Harmon was convicted of the malice mur- der of Trantham, the aggravated assault of Lawson, and three fire- arms offenses.1 1 Trantham was shot on October 24, 2015, and died two days later. On January 20, 2016, a Richmond County grand jury returned an indictment charging Harmon with malice murder of Trantham…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Cowart v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  4. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  5. Pyatt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  4. Kingdom v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025
  5. Tedder v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024

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