Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 21, 1993No. S93A0889PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Justice.
After jury trial, appellant was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life. He was also found guilty of and sentenced to a consecutive five-year term for possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Appellant’s motion for new trial was denied and he appeals.
1. Appellant enumerates the general grounds.
The evidence in this case, although not without conflict, is sufficient to authorize a rational trier of fact to find proof of appellant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979).
Two eyewitnesses…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- Aldridge v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Drane v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- Ellerbee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Trice v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
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