Legal Opinion

Branchfield v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 4, 2010No. S10A1201PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MELTON, Justice.

Following a jury trial, Diana Branchfield was found guilty of felony murder, armed robbery, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime in connection with the August 1, 2007 shooting death of John Belfance. On appeal, Branchfield alleges that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict, that the trial court erred by failing to grant a mistrial, that the trial court erred in its charge on felony murder, and that the trial court erred by repeating an instruction on armed robbery. We affirm.

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the record…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Stanley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  3. White v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  4. Nunnally v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  5. Whitaker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Rafi v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  2. Jacobs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  3. Jacobs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  4. Collins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  5. Morrell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011

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