Legal Opinion

Weston v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 29, 2003No. S03A0235PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sears, Presiding Justice.

Appellant Tommy Weston appeals his convictions for malice murder and armed robbery, 1 claiming the evidence demanded a directed verdict in his favor and that the trial court erred in admitting certain witness testimony and evidence. Having concluded that these claims are without merit, and having found the evidence sufficient to support the jury’s verdicts, we affirm.

Construed most favorably to the verdicts, the evidence showed that on the night of August 9, 2000, appellant was observed by witness Barnes outside the home of Sue McDonald and Mercer Johnson, an elderly…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Humphrey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  3. Hanifa v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  4. Mitchell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  5. Dillingham v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  2. Blevins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  3. Quedens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  4. Durham v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  5. Miller v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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