Young v. State

Summary

The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed Karmbi Young’s convictions for malice murder and related offenses arising from a home-invasion shooting. The court held that Young waived appellate review of the admissibility of a witness’s showup and in-court identifications because the trial court had not ruled on his suppression motion and no trial objection was made.

Holdings

1. The evidence was sufficient to enable a rational trier of fact to find Young guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the crimes for which he was convicted.
2. A defendant waives appellate review of the admissibility of identification evidence when the trial court made no ruling on the pretrial suppression motion and the defendant did not object when the evidence was offered at trial.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the evidence was sufficient to support Young's convictions.
2. Whether the trial court erred by admitting Yates's police-showup identification and permitting her in-court identification when Young claimed the showup was impermissibly suggestive.

Disposition

affirmed