Hinton v. State

BENHAM, Justice.

Colvin C. Hinton III appeals his conviction for the murder of Shannon Melendi. Viewed in a light favorable to the verdict {Harvey v. State, 274 Ga. 350 (2) (554 SE2d 148) (2001)), the evidence at trial showed the following. Melendi was an Emory University student who worked part-time at the Softball Country Club (SBCC) in DeKalb County where Hinton, employed by Delta Airlines as a maintenance utility employee, also worked part-time as an umpire. On March 26, 1994, Hinton umpired a game at which Melendi worked as scorekeeper. Several players complained that Hinton neglected his…