McCluskey v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseClarence McCluskey was convicted of murder and related crimes arising out of the shooting death of his wife, Lisa. He appealed, arguing the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions for cruelty to children in the third degree, and the trial court erred in refusing to give his requested charges on reckless conduct and involuntary manslaughter. The Georgia Supreme Court concluded the evidence was insufficient to allow a rational jury to find beyond a reasonable doubt that McCluskey committed the offense of cruelty to children in the third degree and reversed his conviction as to those charges. However, the Court did determined the evidence sufficient as to all other charges and affirmed.
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