Legal Opinion

Wilson v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 22, 2003No. S03A0688PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hines, Justice.

Brenda Wilson appeals her conviction for malice murder in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles Russell. She challenges the admission into evidence of certain testimony and a videotaped interview, the failure to grant her a new trial due to an alleged Brady violation, and the sufficiency of the evidence of her guilt. Finding the challenges to be without merit, we affirm.1

During the early morning hours of October 14, 1981, Charles Russell received a telephone call from his niece, Suzanne Johnson; he left his house on Old Cove Road ostensibly to take some vitamins or…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Gibbons v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  4. Thornton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  5. State v. LarocqueSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Toomer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  2. Soto v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  3. Kania v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  4. Pinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  5. Parramore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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