Legal Opinion

Hill v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 14, 1981No. 37756PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, Justice.

Appellant was indicted for murder and aggravated assault. A non-jury trial was held, and he was found guilty on both charges. The trial court imposed a sentence of life imprisonment for the murder and a concurrent sentence of 10 years for the aggravated assault. Appellant raises two enumerations in this appeal, and we affirm.

1. In his first enumeration, appellant contends the verdict is “contrary to the law and to the facts.” We cannot agree.

From the evidence adduced at trial, a rational trier of fact was authorized to find the following: At approximately 10:00 p.m., on…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  4. Burnett v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  5. Holt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Boatright v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  2. Reed v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  3. Fleming v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  5. Cromer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984

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