Legal Opinion
Willis v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 1, 1993No. S93A1084PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Justice.
Annie Jewell Willis was convicted of felony murder in the death of Wiley Barkley and aggravated assault in the shooting of Martha Clemmons. She was sentenced to life in prison for the felony murder and a concurrent 20-year sentence for the aggravated assault. She appeals and we affirm.
1. In her first five enumerations of error Willis argues that the verdict was strongly against the evidence and that the trial court should have granted her motion for a directed verdict. Willis relies on Ricketts v. Williams, 242 Ga. 303 (248 SE2d 673) (1978) and OCGA § 5-5-21 as support for…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Humphrey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Corn v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Goodwin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Berry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
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