Legal Opinion

Leggon v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 3, 2001No. A01A1051PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eldridge, Judge.

An Appling County jury found 18-year-old Kenneth Leggon guilty of voluntary manslaughter, which charge arose from the shooting death of 15-year-old Kato Jemison outside the city gym in Baxley. He appeals, raising ten enumerations of error. We have reviewed Leggon’s ten errors as enumerated, and finding them meritless, we affirm his conviction.

Viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, 1 the evidence established that Leggon was causing trouble in the city gym by trying to start a fight with the victim’s friend, Jake Coley. Troy Williams, an adult who had been playing…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  3. White v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  4. Rivers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  5. Paul v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000

20 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Bruce v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  2. Hillman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  3. Stack-Thorpe v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  4. Carter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  5. Lopez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API