Legal Opinion

Willis v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 19, 1993No. S93A0214PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Justice.

Appellant appeals from his convictions for malice murder, for which he was sentenced to life, and possession of a firearm by a con victed felon.

1. As to his malice murder conviction, appellant enumerates the general grounds. The evidence, when construed most favorably for the State, shows that appellant shot the unarmed victim without provocation and without justification. The evidence was, therefore, sufficient to authorize a rational trier of fact to find proof of appellant’s guilt of malice murder beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Head v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  3. Seabrooks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  4. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  5. Cauley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Davenport v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  2. Bundrage v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  3. Wells v. THE STATESupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  4. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  5. Roberts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994

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