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Dixon v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 2, 1997No. S97A0504PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hines, Justice.

Payton Dixon was found guilty of felony murder, aggravated assault, battery, reckless conduct, and simple assault in connection with the fatal beating of Anthony Westmoreland. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the felony murder charge. We affirm.

The evidence, viewed in favor of the verdict, revealed that on October 2, 1993, Dixon, Michael McKinley, and Ernest Smith were driving Dixon’s girl friend home when they saw Westmoreland walking. Dixon decided to confront Westmoreland regarding an argument they had during a telephone conversation. Dixon and McKinley got out of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Cain v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. Smith v. HardrickSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  4. Hall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  2. Borders v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  3. Skaggs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  4. Ferrell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  5. Braswell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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