Legal Opinion

Harris v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided August 20, 2018No. S18A0826PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUNSTEIN, Justice.

**276Appellant Joseph Irvine Harris was tried and convicted of murder and related offenses in connection with crimes he committed **277against David Rucker, Ashley Gay, and their two minor children.1 Harris appeals, alleging *533three instances of trial court error. Though we find no reversible trial court error, we reverse Harris' convictions and sentences for false imprisonment because of insufficient evidence.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury's verdict, the evidence presented at trial established that, on the evening of June 14, 2012, Harris and his co-defendant,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  3. Gates v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  4. Hayes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  5. McClendon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Davenport v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  2. Keller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  3. Naples v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
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  5. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021

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