Legal Opinion

London v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 16, 2001No. S01A0404PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hunstein, Justice.

Keith London was convicted of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, and cruelty to children arising out of the death of two-year-old Briana Cansler. He appeals from the denial of his amended motion for new trial.1 Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

1. The evidence adduced at trial authorized the jury to find that the victim and her three-year-old sister, Brittany Cansler, were at home with appellant, their mother’s boyfriend, when he began abusing the victim. Brittany observed appellant hit the victim and throw her down the staircase. Afterwards, appellant called…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  4. United States v. OwensSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  5. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Bryant v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
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  5. Marchman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016

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