Legal Opinion
Battle v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 18, 2019No. S18A1445PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
305 Ga. 268
FINAL COPY S18A1445. BATTLE v. THE STATE. NAHMIAS, Presiding Justice. Appellant Shuntae Battle was convicted of malice murder, aggravated assault, and first-degree cruelty to children in connection with the death of her three-year-old daughter, Jazmine Jerkins. Appellant contends that the evidence presented at her trial was insufficient to support the malice murder and cruelty to children convictions; that her right to due process was violated because the prosecutor’s arguments about her credibility and culpability at her trial differed from the prosecutor’s arguments at her…
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