Miller v. the State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed Antavis Miller's convictions for malice murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, rejecting his sole appellate contention that the State's evidence was insufficient. Although OCGA § 24-4-8 prevents an accomplice's testimony from alone authorizing conviction, the court found that a resident witness's eyewitness account supplied sufficient independent corroboration connecting Miller to the shooting, and that inconsistencies among witnesses as to the number, gender, and identity of persons present were credibility questions for the jury rather than defects defeating the verdict. A footnote explains that Miller's prematurely filed notice of appeal ripened when the trial court dismissed his motion for new trial. All the Justices concurred.