Legal Opinion
Tessmer v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 30, 2000No. S00A1397PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, Justice.
Ethel Elizabeth Tessmer was convicted of felony murder, predicated on the underlying felony of aggravated assault, in connection with the shooting death of her husband, David Newton. This appeal follows the denial of her motion for a new trial.1
1. Viewing the evidence in a light to uphold the verdict, we find the following: Tessmer, a Barnesville police officer, was head of the *221Domestic Violence Task Force; she had never been married until she married Newton in September 1997.
Newton was an alcoholic and convicted felon. Tessmer’s marriage to Newton was punctuated by Newton’s…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Timberlake v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Edge v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Flores v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- Cook v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
- Carringer v. RodgersSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- Hayes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
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