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Dennis v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia
Oct 31, 1994
449 S.E.2d 611 (Ga. 1994)

Opinion

S94A1280.

DECIDED OCTOBER 31, 1994.

Murder. Bibb Superior Court. Before Culpepper.

L. Elizabeth Lane, for appellant.

Charles H. Weston, District Attorney, Thomas J. Matthews, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Susan V. Boleyn, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Rachelle L. Strausner, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


Horace Dennis III was convicted of the armed robbery and felony murder of Paula Doggett and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals and we affirm.

The crimes occurred on June 26, 1992. Dennis was indicted for malice murder, felony murder and armed robbery on January 23, 1993. He was tried April 12-15, 1993. The jury found him guilty of felony murder and armed robbery on April 15, 1993; the trial court merged the armed robbery conviction with the felony murder conviction and sentenced him to life in prison. Dennis filed a motion for new trial on May 13, 1993, amending it on May 14, 1993 and October 13, 1993; the motion was denied on January 18, 1994. Dennis filed his notice of appeal on February 17, 1994. The case was docketed in this Court on May 19, 1994, and submitted for decision on briefs on July 11, 1994.

1. Having reviewed the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury's determination, we conclude that a rational trier of fact could have found the defendant guilty of the crimes for which he was convicted beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 ( 99 S.C. 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560) (1979).

2. We find no error requiring reversal in the defendant's remaining enumerations of error.

Judgment affirmed. All the Justices concur.


DECIDED OCTOBER 31, 1994.


Summaries of

Dennis v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia
Oct 31, 1994
449 S.E.2d 611 (Ga. 1994)
Case details for

Dennis v. State

Case Details

Full title:DENNIS v. THE STATE

Court:Supreme Court of Georgia

Date published: Oct 31, 1994

Citations

449 S.E.2d 611 (Ga. 1994)
264 Ga. 590

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