Legal Opinion
Best v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 15, 1991No. S90A1498PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Justice.
Gary Best was convicted of the malice murder of Thomas Anthony Moore, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He was also convicted of, and sentenced for, the aggravated assault of Earl Graham, Sr.; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony (the murder of Moore); and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony (the aggravated assault of Graham). Best appeals, and we affirm.
1. Considered in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence showed that on the afternoon of December 4, 1988, the…
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