Legal Opinion

Welch v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 19, 2016No. S15A1393Published

1Opinion of the Court

298 Ga. 320

FINAL COPY S15A1393. WELCH v. THE STATE. THOMPSON, Chief Justice. Appellant Kevin Welch was convicted of malice murder in connection with the shooting death of Alex Howard.1 He appeals, asserting, inter alia, the trial court erred in refusing to strike two jurors for cause. Although we find the enumerated errors to be without merit, we find error with regard to the sentence. Accordingly, we must vacate and remand to the trial court for resentencing. 1. Viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence at trial showed the following: In the early morning hours on February…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Hulett v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
  4. Grissom v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  5. Nix v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006

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