Legal Opinion

Brannon v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 13, 1996No. S96A0301PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Benham, Chief Justice.

Sheila Brannon appeals from her conviction for malice murder and possession of a firearm during commission of a felony. Her only enumeration of error is that the trial court erred in denying her motion for a new trial on the ground of insufficiency of the evidence.

The evidence at trial showed that Brannon shared a dwelling with the victim, Harris. No one was present for the shooting except Brannon and Harris. Her version of the events was told in a statement she made to the police on the day she surrendered and told them of the killing, and in her testimony at trial.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Roker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  3. Cooper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
  4. Griggs v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Bozzie v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  2. Roberts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  3. White v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  4. Clark v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  5. Bush v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997

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