Legal Opinion

Roseborough v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 9, 1998No. S98A1578PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Thompson, Justice.

Willie Roseborough appeals from a judgment of conviction for malice murder in the shooting death of Reginald Tolbert. His sole complaint on appeal is that the evidence was insufficient to enable a rational trier of fact to find him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the offense of murder. We affirm.

The evidence established that on the night of the crime, Roseborough was playing cards at the home of a friend, Gary Marshall. Several others were present, including the victim, Reginald Tolbert. During the course of the game, Tolbert and Roseborough argued about five dollars…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Todd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  2. Wigfall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  3. Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001

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