Legal Opinion
Walker v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 8, 2010No. S10A0970PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAHMIAS, Justice.
Elbert Sip Walker was convicted of malice murder and other crimes arising out of the shooting death of his girlfriend, Daishia Ward. He raises three issues in this appeal. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
1. The evidence at trial, viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, showed the following.
On May 3, 2004, Walker, the victim, and the victim’s ten-year-old daughter went to the victim’s house. That afternoon, while the daughter was washing dishes in the kitchen, she saw Walker enter her mother’s bedroom. The daughter saw Walker shut the door, and she then heard…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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