Goodman v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseJemerius Goodman was convicted of felony murder and other crimes in connection with the 2017 death of Jyleel Solomon and the aggravated assaults of four other people. On appeal, Goodman argued the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support his convictions, and that the trial court erred in admitting statements he made after invoking his right to remain silent. The Georgia Supreme Court concluded after its review that the evidence was sufficient, and Goodman ever unambiguously invoked his right to remain silent. Though the Court rejectd Goodman’s arguments and affirmed, it sua sponte vacated Goodman’s void sentence for obstructing his own prosecution and remanded the case for resentencing on that count.
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