Legal Opinion
Oliver v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 2, 2003No. S03A0242PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Justice.
Appellant Calvin Oliver was convicted and sentenced for the malice murder of Melissa Jennings and the burglary of the victim’s apartment in Gwinnett County. He appeals the judgment of conviction and, after reviewing the record, we affirm.
1. The victim was found by her fiancé on March 15, 1999, strangled to death with a single stocking in the Gwinnett County apartment they shared. The bedroom appeared to have been ransacked, and the contents of the victim’s purse were scattered on the floor by the front door. According to her co-workers, the victim had left work during the…
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