Legal Opinion

White v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 24, 1997No. S96A1685PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Benham, Chief Justice.

David Edward White brings this appeal from his conviction of two counts of felony murder, two counts of armed robbery, and four counts of aggravated assault. Finding no merit in any argument raised, we affirm.

1. White’s argument that the evidence at trial was not sufficient to support his convictions is not supported by the record. Three eyewitnesses, two of the victims and another person who was nearby, testified that White, his co-defendant Briscoe, 2 and another man used assault rifles to rob and then shoot four men, two of whom died. The evidence was sufficient to…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Stanley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  4. Hall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  5. Woodard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Fulton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  2. Howard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  3. Chase v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  4. Handley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  5. Sims v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997

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