Legal Opinion

Medlock v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 28, 1993No. S93A0053PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hunt, Presiding Justice.

Jason Ronald Medlock was convicted of the felony murder of his infant son and was sentenced to life imprisonment.1 Medlock appeals and we affirm in part and remand in part.

1. Considering the evidence in a light most favorable to the verdict, we conclude that a rational trier of fact could have found Medlock guilty of the crimes charged beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979).

2. Medlock contends the trial court erred in overruling his objections to the state’s cross-examination of Medlock’s character witnesses. We…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  3. Maxwell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  4. Christenson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  5. Clark v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Watson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  2. State v. JamersonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1998
  3. Ellis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  4. Mangrum v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  5. Sippio v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1998

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