Legal Opinion

Pryor v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 14, 1991No. A90A1631PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pope, Judge.

Defendant Kenneth Pryor was indicted for the murder of his brother, Donnell Pryor, and was convicted of the lesser offense of voluntary manslaughter. We affirm.

1. The evidence showed the victim died from a stab wound inflicted by defendant. Defendant’s theory of defense was justification and defendant’s attorney argued he acted in self-defense. Defendant’s first two enumerations of error challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction,

The evidence showed defendant and his brother were engaged in an argument when the stabbing occurred. Conflicting evidence was…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  3. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  4. Whitaker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  5. Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. McGee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  2. Heard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  3. McDaniel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  4. Sellers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  5. Pittman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993

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