Legal Opinion

Walker v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 24, 2007No. S07A0874PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Melton, Justice.

Larry Walker was convicted of malice murder, felony murder, and rape in connection with the death of Joanne Hankamer. Walker appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and the trial court’s failure to give his requested jury charges on DNA evidence and impeachment. Finding no error, we affirm.

On appeal of a criminal conviction, this Court’s duty is to determine “whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.” (Citation and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  3. Rankin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  4. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  5. Carter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2009
  2. Velazquez v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  3. Bell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  4. Petty v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  5. Wells v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009

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