Legal Opinion
Pierce v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 5, 1979No. 34521PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nichols, Chief Justice.
The defendant was convicted of the murder of her husband. She received a life sentence. She appeals. This court affirms.
1. In passing upon the general grounds, this court reviews not the weight but the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict. The evidence is viewed in the light *455most favorable to the verdict. So long as there is "any evidence” to support the jury’s verdict, it will not be disturbed on appeal. Eubanks v. State, 240 Ga. 544, 546 (242 SE2d 41) (1978). The burden of showing by a preponderance of the evidence that she was not mentally responsible…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Potts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Eubanks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Massey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
- Ramey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
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3Cited by26 opinions
- State v. LeidholmNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1983
- Garnett William Cape v. Robert Francis, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Rachel v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Moody v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- J. B. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
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