Cutrer v. State, 287 Ga. 272

Summary

The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed Richard Cutrer’s convictions for malice murder, armed robbery, and theft by taking arising from the killing of Zaran Watts. The court held that the circumstantial evidence, including Cutrer’s possession and sale of the victim’s property, the victim’s cause of death, and a cellmate’s testimony, was sufficient for a rational jury to find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Holdings

1. The evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, was sufficient for a rational jury to find Cutrer guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of armed robbery and malice murder.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the evidence was sufficient to support Cutrer's conviction for armed robbery.
2. Whether the evidence was sufficient to support Cutrer's conviction for malice murder.

Disposition

affirmed