Legal Opinion

Mitchell v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 28, 2008No. S07A1682PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HINES, Justice.

Keith Andre Mitchell (“Mitchell”) appeals his convictions for felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a knife during the commission of a crime, in connection with the death of his wife, Agnes Salandy Mitchell (“Agnes”). For the reasons that follow, we affirm.* 1

Construed to support the verdicts, the evidence showed that Mitchell stabbed his wife multiple times. He then changed his clothes and drove to the police station, where he told an officer that he had stabbed her and she was dead. Mitchell was arrested; he telephoned his sister, and while she testified that…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  3. Patterson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  4. Tarvestad v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  5. Whatley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Shaw v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  2. Whitaker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  3. Reed v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  4. Watson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  5. Tiller v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012

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