Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided August 20, 2018No. S18A1026PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NAHMIAS, Justice.

*500**320Appellant Corey Jones was convicted of malice murder and two firearm offenses in connection with the shooting death of Tywanna Boyd. On appeal, he contends only that the evidence presented at his **321trial was legally insufficient to support his convictions. We disagree and affirm.1

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdicts, the evidence presented at the trial showed the following. Appellant and Boyd began a tumultuous romantic relationship about nine months before her death. Her roommate testified that Appellant was physically abusive toward Boyd and, on one…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Graham v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  3. Bolling v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  4. Thompson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Blackmon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  2. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  3. Hart v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  4. Adrian Bassill Green, Sr. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2021
  5. Blackmon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019

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