Legal Opinion
Daniel v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 14, 1997No. A96A2531PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Judge.
Candy Daniel was charged with murder, OCGA § 16-5-1 (a), for stabbing her mother to death. She claimed self-defense, and the jury convicted her of voluntary manslaughter, OCGA § 16-5-2 (a). We affirm.
1. In two enumerations of error, Daniel claims the evidence did not support her voluntary manslaughter conviction and demanded a finding that she acted in self-defense. We apply the standard set forth in Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307, 319 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979) and view the evidence with all reasonable inferences made, and all issues of weight and credibility resolved,…
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