Legal Opinion

Sands v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 16, 1992No. S92A0507PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Fletcher, Justice.

Robin M. Sands was indicted with Darrell Rodencal for the malice murder, felony murder, and armed robbery of Troy Lawson and theft of his vehicle. The evidence shows that Lawson was hit on the back and front of the head, dragged 175 feet over rocks from a railroad trestle, and hidden in the woods next to a creek. His wallet was taken from his body and his truck driven to Wisconsin. The jury convicted Sands of felony murder, armed robbery, and theft. We affirm.

1. Sands alleges there was insufficient evidence to support her convictions. She argues that the sole evidence of a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  3. Tho Van Huynh v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  4. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984

3Cited by50 opinions

  1. Hanifa v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  2. Chapman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  3. Hayes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  4. Eckman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  5. Rhode v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001

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