Legal Opinion

Voyles v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 8, 1982No. 38821PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Clarke, Justice.

Voyles was indicted, tried and convicted of murder and received a sentence of life imprisonment. He admitted to firing the fatal shot and on appeal his sole enumeration of error is that the evidence of the circumstances of the shooting is insufficient to support the murder conviction. We find the evidence is sufficient and affirm.

The shooting took place in a parking lot adjacent to the Agora Ballroom where the appellant and his companions had been attending a concert. The victim, Terrell Black, was also at the concert with friends. As each group was heading to the parking lot…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Balom v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Stowe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  2. Mize v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003

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