Legal Opinion

Slaughter v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 2, 2014No. S14A0536Published

1Opinion of the Court

BENHAM, Justice.

Appellant Donna Slaughter appeals her convictions for the shooting death of Michael Haegle. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

1. Appellant alleges the evidence was insufficient to convict her of the crimes for which she was charged. The evidence in a light most favorable to the verdict shows that the victim’s body was found on the side of a road in Macon County on May 7, 2010. The words “fag,” “KKK,” and “hell” were written on the victim’s body, but the body otherwise contained no identifying information. Since the body was unidentified, the police released…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Gulley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  4. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  5. Durden v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002

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