Legal Opinion

Hayes v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 4, 2013No. S12A1742PublishedCited by 130 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hines, Justice.

Joanna Hayes appeals her convictions and sentences for malice murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, which were in connection with the shooting death of her former daughter-in-law, Heather Strube (“Heather”). For the reasons that follow, we affirm.1

In her sole enumeration of error, Hayes contends that the evidence was insufficient to support her convictions.

When evaluating the sufficiency of evidence, the proper standard for review is whether a rational trier of fact could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  3. Robbins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  4. Mickens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  5. Tolbert v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007

3Cited by130 opinions

  1. White v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  2. Fleming v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  3. Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  4. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  5. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018

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