Legal Opinion

Windham v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 6, 2006No. A06A0704PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Phipps, Judge.

Bernard Roberts was shot to death on a Savannah street. In connection with the shooting, a jury found Malcolm Xavier Windham guilty of voluntary manslaughter and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. He appeals, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions because he was clearly acting in defense of himself and his co-defendant, Lavone Rivers. We reject Windham’s argument and affirm.

In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence to support a criminal conviction, we examine the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Syms v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  2. Joachim v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  3. Giddens v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  4. Garner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  5. Linzy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  2. Hughley v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  3. Carr v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  4. Brimidge v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007

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