Legal Opinion
Sewell v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 2, 2008No. S08A0121PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HINES, Justice.
Jeffery D. Sewell appeals his convictions for felony murder while in the commission of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm while in the commission of a crime in connection with the death of Anthony Edward Thomas Moore. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.1
*559Construed to support the verdicts, the evidence showed that Moore went to an area known for illegal drug sales in the evening, seeking to purchase cocaine. He approached a group of men that included Sewell and asked if they would be willing to exchange cocaine for his watch. Sewell and the others said they were…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- Riley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
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