Ford v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
BENHAM, Justice.
Appellant Marcus Ford appeals his convictions stemming from the shooting deaths of Paul Gaines (“Paul”) and Michael Gaines (“Michael”), as well as the aggravated assaults of Isaac Walker (“Walker”) and Antwan Clark (“Clark”). We affirm in part and vacate in part.
1. Appellant alleges the evidence was insufficient to convict. The record, viewed in a light most favorable to upholding the verdicts, shows that Paul, Walker and Clark sold crack cocaine from their apartment in East Point, Georgia. Walker testified that Paul taught appellant how to cook powder cocaine so as to turn it…
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