NIXON v. STATE

No. S08A1877.

671 S.E.2d 503 (2009)

NIXON v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

January 12, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Clayton Culp, Waycross, for appellant.

Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Jason Charles Fisher, Asst. Atty. Gen., Paula Khristian Smith, Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., Mary Beth Westmoreland, Deputy Atty. Gen., Richard Ernest Currie, Dist. Atty., for appellee.


SEARS, Chief Justice.

The appellant, Tayari Nixon, appeals from his conviction for the felony murder of his two-month-old son, Savieon Nixon.1 On appeal, Nixon's sole contention is that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction. Because we conclude the evidence is sufficient, we affirm.

On September 15, 2006, Savieon Nixon was born to Denise Blake and Nixon. Savieon lived in an apartment in Douglas, Georgia, with his...

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