DENTON v. STATE

No. S09A1878.

689 S.E.2d 322 (2010)

DENTON v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

February 8, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Culp, Waycross, for appellant.

Richard E. Currie, Dist. Atty., Michelle C. McIntire, Asst. Dist. Atty., Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Christopher R. Johnson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


HUNSTEIN, Chief Justice.

Sheila Denton was convicted of felony murder in the death of 73-year-old Eugene Garner as well as giving a false name to law enforcement officers. She appeals from the denial of her motion for new trial1 challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and the admission of bad character evidence. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

1. The evidence adduced at trial authorized the jury to find that Denton...

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