Locklear v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseTony Locklear was convicted by jury of the malice murder of William Long, concealing a death, and related charges. On appeal, Locklear challenged the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his convictions. He also argued that the trial court erred by: (1) failing to suppress statements made during his custodial interview; (2) denying his motion to suppress certain physical evidence; (3) providing a confusing verdict form to the jury; and (4) refusing to grant a mistrial after the prosecutor made improper comments during closing arguments. Because the evidence was clearly sufficient to support Locklear’s convictions and because the trial court committed no reversible error with respect to Locklear’s other enumerations of error, the Georgia Supreme Court affirmed.
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