Supreme Court of Georgia
Lewis v. the State.
August 5, 2019831 S.E.2d 771
Summary
The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed the trial court's rulings, holding that the evidence was sufficient to support Lewis's convictions, that the DNA evidence was properly admitted despite chain‑of‑custody concerns, that Lewis failed to preserve his objections to the deceased witness's statements and to a Harper hearing, and that the statutes of limitations were tolled because Lewis’s identity was unknown. The court applied the Jackson v. Virginia sufficiency standard, an abuse‑of‑discretion review for the motion in limine, and recognized the person‑unknown exception as tolling the limitations period.