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Krause v. State

The evidence, which showed that the defendants beat the victim with a baseball bat and then killed him with a single gunshot to back of neck, was sufficient to support their convictions either directly or as party to crimes.

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In 2003, a Brantley County jury convicted Krystle Lynn Krause and Jordan Chesser of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Christopher Carver, and the trial court sentenced them to life in prison. Krause and Chesser raise a variety of challenges on appeal. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the convictions, except for Chesser’s conviction for felony murder, which is vacated by operation of law.1 Sufficiency of the Evidence

1. The evidence at trial, viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, showed as follows. On June 26, 2002, Krause, who was 17, was staying with her boyfriend Chesser, who was 19, at the Brantley County trailer that Krause shared with her father. Krause’s father was known locally as “Pill Bill,” and Krause sold drugs for him out of the trailer. On the day of the crimes, Krause’s father was visiting family in Florida.

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