Legal Opinion

McNeil v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 3, 2008No. S08A1221PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Melton, Justice.

Following a jury trial, John G. McNeil was found guilty of aggravated assault and felony murder in connection with the shooting death of Brian Epp.1 On appeal, McNeil contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction, that the trial court erred in failing to include on the verdict form a requirement that the jury determine whether justification existed as to each count, that the trial court erred in its pattern jury instructions on *587aggravated assault and felony murder, that the trial court erred in failing to recharge the jury on justification and…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Roulain v. MartinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  3. Dean v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  4. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  5. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  2. Grimes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  3. Baptiste v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  4. Avila v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  5. Saxton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021

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