Legal Opinion

Platt v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 1, 2012No. S12A1442PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Benham, Justice.

Appellant Zyderrious Platt was convicted of malice murder, felony murder, feticide, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm for the October 3, 2009, shooting death of his pregnant wife Jelani Platt.1 Appellant contends that the evidence was insufficient to authorize the jury to find him guilty, beyond a reasonable doubt, of the crimes for which he was convicted. For reasons stated below, we affirm appellant’s convictions.

*632The evidence construed in favor of the jury’s verdict showed that on October 3, 2009, the victim’s mother became concerned when the victim failed to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Benton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  2. Moran v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  3. O'neal v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  4. Benton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  5. Moran v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017

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