Legal Opinion
Cooper v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 16, 1990No. S90A1540PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Weltner, Justice.
Alvino Cooper shot and killed Johnny Gibson with a handgun. He was convicted by a jury of felony murder, aggravated assault, and armed robbery and was sentenced to life imprisonment, and to two consecutive terms of years.1
Cooper, with two accomplices, entered a pawn shop, shot and killed Gibson, an employee, shot and wounded another employee, Dupaquier, and stole jewelry.
1. The evidence is sufficient to permit a rational trier of fact to find Cooper guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of felony murder, aggravated assault, and armed robbery. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Conner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Hall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Callaway v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
3Cited by16 opinions
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- Hinton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Mercer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
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