Legal Opinion

Harper v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 23, 2015No. S15A1248PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HINES, Presiding Justice.

Mark Anthony Harper appeals from his conviction and sentence for felony murder in connection with the death of Rajib Sarkar. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

In his sole enumeration of error, Harper contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction.

When evaluating the sufficiency of evidence, the proper standard for review is whether a rational trier of fact could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979). This Court does not reweigh evidence or resolve…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  3. Hayes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  4. Mickens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  5. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  2. Cisneros v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  3. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
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  5. Bates v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023

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