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Marshall v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 16, 2003No. S03A0737PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hunstein, Justice.

Vernessa Marshall was found guilty but mentally retarded in the felony murder and involuntary manslaughter of her ten year old son, Jamario, and sentenced to life in prison.1 She appeals from her con*855viction and we affirm.

1. The evidence adduced at trial demonstrates that the victim was suspended from school for stealing five dollars from another student. His grandmother, who was his legal custodian, took him to Marshall’s house and told Marshall he should be spanked. Marshall and her boyfriend, Demetrius Paul, took turns whipping the child with a belt. Marshall beat the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. McClain v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  3. Tarvestad v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  4. Morrow v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  5. Peterson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Warren Lee Hill, Jr. v. Carl HumphreyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011
  2. Adkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  3. Sawyer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  4. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  5. Scudder v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016

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