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Dixon v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia
Apr 9, 1987
356 S.E.2d 27 (Ga. 1987)

Opinion

44289.

DECIDED APRIL 9, 1987.

Murder. Muscogee Superior Court. Before Judge Whisnant.

H. Haywood Turner III, for appellant.

William J. Smith, District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, J. Michael Davis, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


Joe Dixon stabbed his former female companion. She died of multiple stab wounds, and he was convicted of murder.

The crime was committed on December 1, 1985, and the indictment was returned on December 30, 1985. Dixon was convicted and sentenced on February 25, 1986. No motion for new trial was filed. The transcript of the evidence was filed on January 13, 1987. A motion for out-of-time appeal was granted on January 9, 1987. Notice of appeal was filed on January 3, 1987, and the record on appeal was docketed on January 23, 1987. The case was submitted March 6, 1987.

The single enumeration of error is that the verdict is against the weight of evidence. The evidence in this case is sufficient under the standard of Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 ( 99 S.C. 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560) (1979). Judgment affirmed. All the Justices concur.

DECIDED APRIL 9, 1987.


Summaries of

Dixon v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia
Apr 9, 1987
356 S.E.2d 27 (Ga. 1987)
Case details for

Dixon v. State

Case Details

Full title:DIXON v. THE STATE

Court:Supreme Court of Georgia

Date published: Apr 9, 1987

Citations

356 S.E.2d 27 (Ga. 1987)
356 S.E.2d 27