
Evidence Stacks Against Murderer
The Georgia Court of Appeals upheld the felony murder and burglary convictions of a defendant in Clarke County, rejecting claims of insufficient evidence and improper conspiracy charges.
The defendant argued that the trial court erred by allowing a conspiracy to burgle charge that wasn’t listed in the original indictment. However, the Appeals Court found that the evidence — including the defendant’s own statements, matching shoe prints, and a stolen gun later used in a murder — supported the convictions.