Legal Opinion

Fordham v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 15, 1985No. 41746PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Weltner, Justice.

Tommy Fordham was convicted of the stabbing murder of Roscoe Walden, Jr. He was sentenced to life imprisonment.

1. The evidence is sufficient to find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979).

2. Fordham contends that the introduction of photographs of the victim was unduly prejudicial. They depicted the nature and location of the wounds, which were clearly material. Lamb v. State, 241 Ga. 10 (243 SE2d 59) (1978). No autopsy photographs were admitted. Brown v. State, 250 Ga. 862 (302 SE2d 347) (1983). This enumeration…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  3. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  4. Metropolitan Life Insurance v. SaulSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  5. Lamb v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  2. Maxwell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  3. Ward v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  4. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  5. Pyatt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016

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