Legal Opinion

Carswell v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 23, 2005No. S05A0367PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SEARS, Presiding Justice.

The appellant, Larodney Carswell, appeals from his conviction for the malice murder and armed robbery of Marvin Godfrey. On appeal, Carswell contends that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress several statements that he gave to the police on the day of his arrest. Because we find no merit to this contention, and because we conclude that the evidence is sufficient to support his convictions, we affirm Carswell’s convictions for malice murder and armed robbery.

1. The evidence was sufficient for a rational trier of fact to find that Carswell knew that…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Chavez v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. United States v. PataneSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. Escutia v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  5. Mainor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Mangrum v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  2. State v. AikenSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  3. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  4. Baez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  5. Ingram v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014

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