Legal Opinion
Trenor v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 19, 1986No. 71558PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Trenor was convicted of voluntary manslaughter. OCGA § 16-5-2. (At the time of the incident, it was Code Ann. § 26-1102).
1. Trenor asserts the general grounds, recognizing that the evidence must be viewed in favor of the verdict. Laws v. State, 153 Ga. App. 166, 167 (1) (264 SE2d 700) (1980). He attempts to show that the evidence did not support the verdict but rather supported his theory of self-defense, even if based on a “mistake” or misapprehension of fact.
“[W]e can only review the evidence to determine if there is any evidence to support the verdict.” Thomas v. State, 175…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Parks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Trenor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Farmer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Hardeman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Leverette v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Stanley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004