Legal Opinion
Al-Amin v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 24, 2004No. S04A0151PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, Justice.
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin was convicted of malice murder and various other offenses stemming from the shooting of two Fulton County Deputy Sheriffs, that resulted in the death of one and injury to the other. The State sought the death penalty, but a jury returned a sentence of life without possibility of parole, and judgment was entered accordingly. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.
1. On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in a light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. Short v. State, 234 Ga.…
2Cases cited55 opinions
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