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Boyd v. State

Citations

  • 830 S.E.2d 160
  • 306 Ga. 204

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the court’s instruction that “[p]arties to a crime is a legal concept” that would be explained in the court’s final jury instructions was not an expression of the defendant’s guilt
  • affirming conviction for armed robbery where defendant told victims “ ‘y’all already know what time it is’” and to “ ‘give it up’”
  • “The State must prove that the commission of the predicate act was intended to further the interests of the gang.” (cleaned up)
  • in finding the requisite nexus, the jury was authorized to credit evidence that the defendant’s crimes were part of a gang-related drug deal over conflicting accomplice testimony that they were not gang-related
  • jury charge on conspiracy was authorized where there was no evidence that the defendants had any discussions or express agreement about committing a crime but there was evidence of a common design or mutual understanding to commit a crime

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Judges: Warren

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