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Massey v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 18, 2000No. S99A1450PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hunstein, Justice.

Roger Massey was convicted of malice murder in 1997 for the shooting death of his wife, Kathy Massey. His conviction was reversed in Massey v. State, 270 Ga. 76 (508 SE2d 149) (1998). Massey was retried in March of 1999, convicted of malice murder and sentenced to life in prison. He appeals. Finding sufficient evidence to support the verdict and no reversible error, we affirm.

1. Viewed to support the jury verdict, we find the evidence adduced at trial sufficient to enable a rational trier of fact to find Massey guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the malice murder of his…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. Earnest v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  4. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  5. Laney v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Sallie v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  2. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  3. Childs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
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  5. Nichols v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007

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