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Adams v. State

The defendant was not entitled to a mistrial based on a witness's nonresponsive remark that defendant was a suspect in an unrelated burglary case since the trial court gave a curative instruction and no jurors indicated that they would be unable to disregard the witness's testimony.

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After a jury found Darryl Adams guilty of malice murder, the trial court sentenced him to life imprisonment. His motion for new trial was denied, and he appeals.1

1. Construed most strongly in support of the verdict, the evidence shows that the victim befriended Adams at a gas station and offered him a ride. Adams told police that the victim stopped at a nearby field and made homosexual advances, and that the two began to struggle. After they exited the vehicle, Adams fatally shot the victim 15 times in the head and torso. Adams fled in the victim’s car and later told a friend that he shot someone who begged for his life, at which time Adams continued shooting. Additional evidence corroborated Adams’ statements. The evidence was sufficient to authorize a rational trier of fact to find Adams guilty of malice murder beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560 1979; Harris v. State, 274 Ga. 422 1 __SE2d__ 2001.

 
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