Legal Opinion
Berryhill v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 27, 2009No. S08A1775PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HINES, Justice.
Lloyd Arthur Berryhill (“Berryhill”) appeals his convictions for felony murder and aggravated assault in connection with the death of his infant son, Jonathan Peyton Berryhill (“Peyton”). For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
1. Berryhill asserts that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions, contending that the State presented only circumstantial evidence that did not exclude all reasonable hypotheses except that of his guilt. See OCGA § 24-4-6.
[Qjuestions as to the reasonableness of hypotheses are generally to be decided by the jury which heard the evidence…
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