Legal Opinion

Leger v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 1, 2012No. S12A0833PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hines, Justice.

Donavon Shane Leger (“Leger”) appeals his convictions for mal*585ice murder and aggravated battery in connection with the death of his estranged wife, Tracy Leger (“Tracy”).1 For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Construed to support the verdicts, the evidence showed that on the night of her death, Tracy left the home she shared with her brother, David Bumbalough, leaving her nine-year-old son with Bumbalough while she visited Brooks, a male friend with whom she was romantically involved. During that evening, Leger telephoned Tracy’s house six to ten times; his speech was slurred…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  4. Vergara v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  5. Carruthers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. YoheSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  2. Cushenberry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  3. Murphy v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  4. Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  5. Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018

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