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North Dakota Supreme Court Upholds 40-Year Murder Sentence for Teen

The North Dakota Supreme Court affirmed a 40-year prison sentence for Cazmere Haskins, who was 17 when he fatally stabbed Anfernee Economy in a Grand Forks parking lot in March 2024. The court rejected Haskins' appeals challenging both his guilty plea and sentence.

•17-year-old Cazmere Haskins fatally stabbed Anfernee Economy in Grand Forks parking lot altercation in March 2024

•Haskins received 40-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to murder under plea agreement

•Georgia Supreme Court denied Jeffrey Flakes Jr.'s appeal of murder conviction in 2018 shooting death

Georgia Supreme Court Splits on Murder Convictions in 2018 Shooting Case

The Georgia Supreme Court issued split decisions Feb. 3 in appeals stemming from the 2018 murder of Stanford Duane Jones, denying Jeffrey Flakes Jr.'s appeal while reviewing the State's challenge to Curtis Williams III's granted new trial motion.

•Curtis Williams III received new trial from lower court due to prosecutorial conflict of interest concerns

•Georgia Supreme Court reversed Jalen Shakur Biggs's life sentence for malice murder in 2021 shooting death of Keith Basham

Georgia Supreme Court Reverses Murder Conviction Over Excluded Evidence

The Georgia Supreme Court has reversed the malice murder conviction of Jalen Shakur Biggs, ruling that the trial court abused its discretion by excluding evidence of the victim's prior violent acts. Biggs was serving life without parole for the 2021 shooting death of Keith Basham.

•Trial court abused discretion by excluding evidence that victim had previously assaulted the mother of defendant's fiancée

•Georgia Supreme Court affirmed denial of Jeremy Wade Gibson's motion to withdraw guilty but mentally ill plea for wife's murder

Georgia Supreme Court Denies Murder Defendant's Plea Withdrawal Appeal

The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a Dawson County court's denial of Jeremy Wade Gibson's motion to withdraw his guilty but mentally ill plea for murdering his wife Amy Gibson. Gibson claimed his attorney was ineffective due to conflicts of interest, but the court found no demonstrable error.

•Gibson claimed his attorney was ineffective due to conflict of interest, but court found no demonstrable error

•Georgia Supreme Court affirmed Jamal Kerns' conviction for murdering his cousin Keschon Kerns and assaulting Malik Golar

Georgia Supreme Court Affirms Murder Conviction in Cousin Killing Case

The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of Jamal Kerns for the malice murder of his cousin Keschon Kerns and aggravated assault of Malik Golar. The court's decision on Feb. 3, 2026, upheld a life sentence with possibility of parole plus additional consecutive terms.

•Kerns received life in prison with possibility of parole plus consecutive terms totaling 25 additional years

•Georgia Supreme Court affirmed suppression of murder suspect's incriminating statements made during police interrogation

Georgia Supreme Court Affirms Suppression of Murder Suspect's Statements

The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress incriminating statements made by Michael Donnell Lee during custodial interrogation in connection with a fatal shooting in Atlanta. Lee had invoked his constitutional rights to counsel and to remain silent before making the statements.

•Michael Donnell Lee had properly invoked his constitutional rights to counsel and to remain silent before the interrogation

•Taylor convicted of malice murder in September 2019 shooting death of Miguel Munoz

Georgia Supreme Court Affirms Murder Conviction in 2019 Shooting

The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the murder conviction of Shauntae Laquana Taylor in connection with the 2019 shooting death of Miguel Munoz in DeKalb County. Taylor was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole after being found guilty on all charges.

•Co-defendant Jessica Smith testified for prosecution after cases were severed

•Ronald Welsch convicted of murder and related crimes in 2021 double shooting deaths of Jamar Walton and Sherrod Gore

Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence in Double Murder Case

The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed Ronald Welsch's murder conviction and life sentence without parole in connection with the May 2021 shooting deaths of Jamar Walton and Sherrod Gore in Lowndes County. The court rejected Welsch's appeal challenging the sufficiency of evidence and trial court rulings.

•Co-defendant Kent Gillard pleaded guilty and testified against Welsch at September 2022 bench trial

•Gerald Jerome Clark was sentenced to life without parole for the murder of Mary Kilpatrick in September 2020

Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence in Clark Murder Case

The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the convictions of Gerald Jerome Clark, who was sentenced to life without parole for the brutal murder of Mary Kilpatrick in September 2020. Clark was found guilty of multiple felonies including malice murder, arson, and kidnapping.

•Clark was convicted on multiple felony charges including malice murder, arson, kidnapping, and aggravated assault involving entrapping the victim in a car trunk and setting it on fire