Legal Opinion
Barrett v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 22, 1993No. S93A0719PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Justice.
Louis Barrett, Jr. appeals from his convictions for the felony and the malice murder of his common-law wife, Janice Gibbons.1 We affirm the malice murder conviction.
1. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crimes beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979).
2. Barrett contends that the trial court erred in admitting evidence concerning purported prior difficulties between himself and the deceased when the state had not…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Cawthon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Stephens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
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3Cited by41 opinions
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