Sharpe v. State
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of malice murder in connection with the deaths of two victims. Defendant's amended motion for new trial was denied and defendant subsequently appealed. The court held that the evidence was sufficient to enable a rational trier of fact to find him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; the trial court did not err in allowing a medical examiner to characterize the manner of death for the two victims; the trial court did not abuse its discretion in excluding exculpatory evidence when it refused to admit a 911 call defendant made to report the fire; any error as to the felony arson charge did not affect the outcome of the proceedings; and the court rejected defendant's claim that the trial court's charge to the jury failed to inform them that the "not guilty" option could operate as a general acquittal of the murder charges. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment.
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