Legal Opinion

Walker v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 20, 1998No. A98A1227Published

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

Derrick Walker was indicted for malice murder and concealing the death of another. The jury found Walker guilty of concealing the death of another and the lesser included offense of involuntary manslaughter. Walker appeals and, in his sole enumeration of error, asserts that the evidence at trial was insufficient to prove his guilt of both offenses beyond a reasonable doubt. For reasons which follow, we affirm.

“ ‘On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the appellant (defendant here) no longer enjoys the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Shabazz v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  3. Morrison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  4. Mansfield v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

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