Shellman v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed Shellman’s convictions for malice murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon during a crime. It held that the evidence was sufficient under both constitutional due process and Georgia’s circumstantial-evidence standard, and that the trial court properly admitted the victim’s journal entries under Rule 807 because they were trustworthy, material, and more probative than reasonably procurable alternatives. No separate opinions were filed.