Legal Opinion
Chandler v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 19, 2007No. S06A1956PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HINES, Justice.
Emory Steve Chandler appeals his convictions for malice murder, armed robbery, tampering with evidence, and making false statements to a government agency, in connection with the death of Doyle Wayne Coleman, Sr. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
1. Chandler asserts that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions, contending that the State presented only circumstantial evidence that did not exclude all reasonable hypotheses except that of his guilt. See OCGA § 24-4-6.
[Q]uestions as to the reasonableness of hypotheses are generally to be decided by the jury…
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