Legal Opinion
VIRGER v. THE STATE (Two Cases)
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 18, 2019No. S18A1538, S18A1539PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
305 Ga. 281
FINAL COPY S18A1538. VIRGER v. THE STATE. S18A1539. CAVE v. THE STATE. NAHMIAS, Presiding Justice. Darius Virger and Alexis Cave were tried together for crimes related to the beating and death of Diarra Chappell, a 13-month-old child who lived with them. Virger was convicted of malice murder, Cave was convicted of felony murder, and both were convicted of other offenses. On appeal, both Virger and Cave challenge the legal sufficiency of the evidence supporting some of their convictions and contend that the trial court erred by not severing their cases for trial. Virger also…
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