Legal Opinion

Chapman v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 30, 1989No. S89A0543PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Gregory, Justice.

Appellant Robin Paige Chapman appeals her jury conviction of one count of felony murder. The trial judge sentenced her to life imprisonment. Chapman raises six enumerations of error. We affirm.

1. In construing the evidence, the jury could have found the following facts:

Chapman and the deceased married in December 1985 after a 5 V% -year courtship. During the courtship and their marriage, the deceased would frequently beat Chapman, and he would apologize and say that he would not do it again. Two days before his death, the deceased attacked Chapman in front of two witnesses.…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  3. Lolley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
  4. Chapman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
  5. Strickland v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Parrish v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  2. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  3. Chester v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  4. Mobley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  5. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996

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