Legal Opinion
Berry v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 3, 1997No. S96A1422PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hines, Justice.
William Herman Berry engaged in a “shoot-out” with Osceola Kelly on an Atlanta public housing complex playground. It resulted in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Aisha Heard and the wounding of 13-year-old Jamina Bolston and co-defendant Kelly. After a joint jury trial with Kelly, Berry was found guilty of the malice murder, felony murder, and aggravated assault of Heard, the aggravated assaults of Bolston and Kelly, and possession of a firearm by a first offender probationer. Following the denial of his motion for new trial, Berry appeals his convictions. He challenges jury…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Smith v. FrancisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- McMichen v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
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3Cited by59 opinions
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- Battles v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
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