Legal Opinion

Harris v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 11, 2002No. S01A1710PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Thompson, Justice.

Defendant Reccenta Harris was found guilty of two counts of felony murder in connection with the death of Tracy Bowman, and sentenced to life in prison as to each count.1 He appeals, asserting the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction. We disagree and affirm; however, because Harris could be sentenced as to either count of felony murder, but not both, we vacate and remand for resentenc-ing.

1. Construing the evidence in a light to uphold the verdict,2 we find the following: Harris and two friends, Smith and Scott, went out for the evening and stopped at a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  3. Thompson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  4. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  5. Baisden v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  2. Rhodes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  3. Turner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  4. Lowe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  5. Hill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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