Legal Opinion

Durham v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 16, 2006No. S66A1020PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUNSTEIN, Presiding Justice.

Maisha Mahalia Durham was convicted of felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, all arising out of the shooting death of her husband, Derrick Mathis. She was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder and five years on the possession charge. She appeals from the denial of her motion for new trial. 1 Finding no error, we affirm.

1. The jury was authorized to find that appellant, angered when the victim failed to return home the night before, persuaded Bahiya Johnson to drive her around in search of the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Buchanan v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Fellers v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  5. James v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  2. Faulkner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
  3. SOILBERRY v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  4. Ramirez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  5. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009

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