Legal Opinion

Denson v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 23, 1995No. S95A0803Published

1Opinion of the Court

Sears, Justice.

The appellant, Judy Denson, was convicted of the malice murder and felony murder of Greg Page and of the crime of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The trial court sentenced Denson to life in prison for malice murder, did not impose a sentence for felony murder,1 and sentenced her to a two-year prison term for the offense of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.2 We affirm.

1. The evidence would have authorized a rational trier of fact to conclude that Denson and the victim initially argued because Denson had begun dating a man other than a friend of the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  3. Edge v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  4. Foster v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
  5. Roper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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