Legal Opinion

Austin v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 17, 2017No. S17A0284

1Opinion of the Court

300 Ga. 889

FINAL COPY S17A0284. AUSTIN v. THE STATE. MELTON, Presiding Justice. Following a jury trial, Eric Robius Austin was found guilty of malice murder, felony murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and various other offenses in connection with the shooting death of his girlfriend, Sade Danmola.1 On appeal, Austin contends that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support the verdict and that the trial court erred by failing to 1 On July 1, 2011, Austin was indicted for malice murder, felony murder predicated on aggravated assault, felony murder based on…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  3. Harper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  4. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  5. Hulett v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014

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