State v. Jackson

Benham, Justice.

This is the second appearance of this case before this Court. A jury convicted Marcus Jackson on murder and related charges, after which the trial court granted defendant’s motion for new trial. This Court reversed, noting that the order granting new trial was entered solely on the ground of the legal insufficiency of the evidence, and not pursuant to OCGA § 5-5-21 with the trial court acting as the “thirteenth juror.” State v. Jackson, 294 Ga. 9 (748 SE2d 902) (2013). Jackson filed a motion for reconsideration in which he raised, as one of three grounds for reconsideration,…