Legal Opinion
Lajara v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 18, 1993No. S93A0652PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Justice.
Luis Añado Lajara was convicted of felony murder in the death of David Alley and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals and we affirm.
1. The facts when viewed in a light most favorable to the prosecution are sufficient to prove that Lajara became involved in an altercation with the victim outside a bar and fatally stabbed the victim in the abdomen during the course of that altercation. After reviewing the record, we conclude that a rational trier of fact could have found Lajara guilty of felony murder beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Edge v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
- Jowers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
- Head v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
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3Cited by121 opinions
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