Legal Opinion
McCoy v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 28, 2001No. S00A2025PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hines, Justice.
Alvin Derrick McCoy appeals from his convictions on charges of felony murder and aggravated assault in connection with the death of Tonya Wright. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part and vacate in part.
Construed to support the verdicts, the evidence showed that McDowell shot McCoy’s friend Harden because of Harden’s involvement with McDowell’s girlfriend. McDowell was charged with assault and released on bond. He went to the home of Tonya Wright, with whom he had a child. McCoy and a relative of Harden’s were seen watching Wright’s apartment. At approximately 11:30…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Carruthers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
- Felder v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- Hampton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
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