Grimes v. State

Blackwell, Justice.

Gregory Grimes was tried by a Fulton County jury and convicted of the murder of Bobby Greer. He appeals, contending that the evidence is legally insufficient to sustain his conviction, that he should have been convicted instead of voluntary manslaughter, and that the trial court erred by sentencing him as a recidivist. We find no merit in these claims of error, and we affirm.1

1. We begin with the legal sufficiency of the evidence. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that Grimes fatally stabbed Greer on the morning of January 26, 2003.…