Legal Opinion

Edwards v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 29, 2005No. A04A1733, A04A1734PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Barnes, Judge.

Although Stephanie Edwards was indicted for murder, two counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, and one count of cruelty to children, a jury convicted her only of the lesser included offense of involuntary manslaughter for the death of her two-month-old daughter. Edwards appeals, citing several enumerations of error. Because we find that the evidence was insufficient to support Edwards’ conviction for involuntary manslaughter, we reverse Case No. A04A1733. However, we find no abuse of discretion in the trial court’s denial of Edwards’ motion for appeal bond,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Glenn v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  2. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  3. Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  4. Knapp v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  5. Cobb v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Kier v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  2. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007

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