McKINNEY v. STATE

S16A1509.

797 S.E.2d 484 (2017)

McKINNEY v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: February 27, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Randall Scarborough , Stephen R. Scarborough, P.C., 100 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 2095, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Samuel S. Olens , Attorney General, Elizabeth Michelle Haase , Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Paul L. Howard, Jr. , District Attorney, Marc A. Mallon , Senior A.D.A., Fulton County District Attorney's Office, 136 Pryor Street, S.W., 4th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, Paige Reese Whitaker , Deputy D.A., Fulton County District Attorney's Office, 136 Pryor Street, N.W., 3rd Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, for Appellee.


Appellant Roy McKinney was convicted of the malice murder of his wife, Shaquilla Weatherspoon, and cruelty to children in the third degree for beating Weatherspoon in the presence of their six-year-old daughter. His only contention on appeal is that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support his murder conviction...

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