Legal Opinion

Tumlin v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 1, 2001No. S01A1197PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hunstein, Justice.

Appellant Robert Tumlin was found guilty of two counts of felony murder arising out of the death of Cindy Carroll, two counts of aggravated assault, and burglary and sentenced to life in prison. He appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial. Finding sufficient evidence to support the verdict and no reversible error in the trial court’s rulings, we affirm.

1. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, the jury was authorized to find that Tumlin and Scott Holloway went to the house of Wayne Roberts to confront Roberts about a drug debt. They…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Conklin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  3. Kirkland v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  4. Mainor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
  5. Turner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Parks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  2. Craft v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. Laing v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  4. Milford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  5. Morales v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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