Legal Opinion
Morrison v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 19, 2018No. S17A1750PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
303 Ga. 120
FINAL COPY S17A1750. MORRISON v. THE STATE. BOGGS, Justice. Appellant Richard Morrison was tried before a jury and found guilty of the malice murder of his girlfriend Tammie West Smith.1 He now appeals pro se, asserting multiple claims of error. Having reviewed these claims, we find them to be without merit, and we affirm. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence at trial showed the following. On May 29, 2009, several witnesses saw Morrison and the victim go in and out of Morrison’s house. Some of the witnesses heard Morrison argue with and threaten the…
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