Legal Opinion
Cohen v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 7, 1987No. 44457PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Justice.
Michael Anthony Cohen was convicted by a Glynn County jury of malice murder, burglary and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was sentenced to death. He now appeals, raising six enumerations of error. We affirm.
1. Cohen’s first four enumerations of error question the sufficiency of the evidence.
a. On the evening of October 14, 1985, the victim, Auzzie Douglas, Sr., visited his son, Auzzie, Jr., who lived nearby. Shortly before 8:00 p.m., Auzzie, Sr. returned home.
His wife, Ruby Douglas, arrived home from work soon after-wards. She observed a young man running away…
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