Legal Opinion

Barela v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 1, 1999No. S99A0642PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sears, Justice.

Appellant Gregory Barela appeals his felony murder conviction, 1 claiming that the evidence introduced against him was insufficient. Having reviewed the facts introduced in support of the State’s prosecution in a light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, as we are required to do, we find ample support for appellant’s conviction, and we affirm.

The evidence of record, viewed most favorably to the jury’s verdict, 2 enabled any rational trier of fact to conclude that appellant lived with his girlfriend in the basement efficiency apartment of a duplex residence owned by…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Roper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  2. Booker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Nelson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  2. Hoffler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  3. Walker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  4. Temple v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  5. Dingler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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