Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 1, 2015No. S15A0614PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUNSTEIN, Justice.

Appellant Ronald Smith appeals his convictions for felony murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Genai Coleman. Appellant’s sole contention is that the trial court improperly commented on the credibility of a witness. We find no merit to this contention and affirm appellant’s convictions and sentences, except for the conviction and sentence for possession of a firearm during the commission of the aggravated assault of Coleman, which must be vacated.1

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence presented at trial showed that, on…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. MarloweSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  3. Murphy v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  4. Finley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  5. John v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  2. Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  3. Elkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  4. Jenkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  5. Jenkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018

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