Legal Opinion

Mosley v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 4, 2016No. S16A0514PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackwell, Justice.

Gary Mosley was tried by a Fulton County jury and convicted of murder and other crimes, all in connection with the killing of Justin Evans. Mosley appeals, contending that the trial court erred when it admitted hearsay evidence on four occasions at trial. We find no reversible error, however, and we affirm.

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that Evans had arranged to buy marijuana from Mosley and Taurean Thorpe on June 21, 2010. When Mosley and Thorpe met Evans, however, he robbed them instead. Mosley decided that “[h]e had to get back…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  3. Gates v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  4. Cowart v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  5. Powell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Lupoe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  2. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  3. Bolling v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  4. Lane v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  5. Bedford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021

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