Legal Opinion
Virger v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 18, 2019No. S18A1538; S18A1539PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAHMIAS, Presiding Justice.
*350Darius Virger and Alexis Cave were tried together for crimes related to the beating and death of Diarra Chappell, a 13-month-old child who lived with them. Virger was convicted of malice murder, Cave was convicted of felony murder, and both were convicted of other offenses. On appeal, both Virger and Cave challenge the legal sufficiency of the evidence supporting some of their convictions and contend that the trial court erred by not severing their cases for trial. Virger also contends that the trial court erred by failing to strike a juror for cause, by physically…
2Cases cited61 opinions
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- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
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