Legal Opinion

Brown v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 26, 2009No. S08A1849Published

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Justice.

A jury found David Brown guilty of malice murder. The trial court entered judgment of conviction and sentenced Brown to life imprisonment. Brown filed a motion for new trial, which the trial court denied. Brown appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction. *

Construed most strongly in support of the verdict, the evidence shows that Brown and Kawaski Johnson had an argument while standing in checkout lines inside a Wal-Mart store. A surveillance camera videotape admitted into evidence shows that Johnson left the store first and Brown followed…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  3. Rivers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  4. Oliver v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  5. Brewer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005

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