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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.

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New Trial on General Grounds Denied

The Georgia Supreme Court upheld a DeKalb County murder conviction, rejecting a defendant’s request for a new trial on general grounds.

The defendant, found guilty of malice murder and firearm possession by a first-offender probationer, claimed that the evidence did not support the verdict. However, the Court ruled that the trial judge acted within the law, determining that the evidence sufficiently supported the conviction and that the defendant received a fair trial.

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