Bessent v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseFollowing a joint trial, Roderick Taylor and Abdul Bessent were found guilty for the felony murder of Michael Key and Phyllis Frazier, the aggravated assault of Roney Wilson and Meagan Molix, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, and conspiracy to possess cocaine. Both defendants appealed, contending, among other things, that the evidence was insufficient because the testimony of a co-defendant linking them to the crimes was not sufficiently corroborated. After review of the trial court record, the Supreme Court affirmed Taylor's convictions, but reversed the judgment in Bessent's case.
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