Legal Opinion

Daniels v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 25, 2001No. A01A1351PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Phipps, Judge.

Frederick and Sanchez Daniels were convicted of aggravated battery for shooting Kelvin Carter in the eye, thus depriving him of its use. They argue that under Jackson v. Virginia,1 the evidence was insufficient to support their convictions. This argument is without merit.

It is undisputed that during the course of a melee involving members of the Daniels and Carter families, Kelvin Carter was shot in the eye and that this resulted in loss of the eye. Numerous State’s witnesses testified that Carter was so injured when appellants began shooting indiscriminately and without…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Turner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. King v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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