Legal Opinion

Appling v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 5, 2007No. S06A1837, S06A1838PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUNSTEIN, Presiding Justice.

Appellants Marco Devon Appling and Antonio Lamar Flowers were jointly tried and convicted of the malice murder of Alphonso Parks, the aggravated assault of James Antonio Overton, and other related offenses. Because appellants raise similar issues on appeal, their cases have been consolidated. We affirm the judgments of conviction in both cases.

1. The evidence authorized the jury to find that on the night of the crimes, an altercation with a group including Jermaine Brown occurred on Broad Street in Augusta. Appellants later gathered with several others at the home…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Ruffin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  4. Laney v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  5. Kennedy v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. State v. LaneSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  2. Metz v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  3. Walker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  4. Hill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  5. Varner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009

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