Legal Opinion
Berry v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided December 2, 1992No. S92A0538PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Presiding Justice.
Vance Berry brings this appeal from the denial of his motion for new trial following his convictions of malice murder and armed robbery of Scott Thompson. We affirm, but remand for further review.
1. The appellant contends that the evidence was insufficient to support the convictions. The evidence adduced at trial showed that the victim and his brother-in-law had driven from Cobb County to Bankhead Court Apartments in Fulton County with the intention of purchasing drugs. The appellant took $60 from the victim and then shot him in the stomach with a handgun while the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Aldridge v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
- Ford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
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3Cited by29 opinions
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