Legal Opinion
Krause v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 22, 2010No. S09A1453, S09A1454PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAHMIAS, Justice.
In 2003, a Brantley County jury convicted Krystle Lynn Krause and Jordan Chesser of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Christopher Carver, and the trial court sentenced them to life in prison. Krause and Chesser raise a variety of challenges on appeal. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the convictions, except for Chesser’s conviction for felony murder, which is vacated by operation of law.
Sufficiency of the Evidence
1. The evidence at trial, viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, showed as follows. On June 26, 2002, Krause,…
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