Legal Opinion

Dunn v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 13, 1993No. S93A0881PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Fletcher, Justice.

David Larry Dunn appeals from his conviction of the felony murder of Joseph Paul Phillips with aggravated assault and theft by taking being the underlying felonies. We affirm.

1. Dunn contends that the evidence was not sufficient to support the verdict. The facts when viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution are sufficient to prove that sometime between June 30, 1989, and July 4, 1989, Dunn pulled the trigger of a .22 caliber rifle during an altercation with Phillips causing the rifle to discharge and resulting in Phillips’ death. Dunn then threw the rifle and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. McCrary v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  3. Thompson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  4. Lively v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1934
  5. Evans v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Morgan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  2. Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  3. Carruthers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  4. Ellis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  5. Borders v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999

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