Legal Opinion
Cost v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 10, 1994No. S93A1742PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Justice.
Aaron Cost was indicted for malice murder and felony murder for the shooting death of Donald Baldwin. After a jury trial, Cost was found guilty of both murder and felony murder. The convictions were merged and Cost was sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals and we affirm.
1. Cost first argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction as there was no credible evidence that he committed any act that caused or contributed to the death of Donald Baldwin. Cost claims that the testimony of the two witnesses who linked him to the shooting was not credible…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Maxwell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
- Booker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- Kegler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- Duitsman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
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