Slaughter v. State, 289 Ga. 790

On March 2, 2009, Slaughter borrowed his girlfriend's burgundy Mitsubishi and her cell phone, returning the car mid-afternoon and causing her to cancel the phone.
Beasley, involved in selling ecstasy, was killed by a single gunshot at his uncle's DeKalb County apartment; a scuffle and two gunshots were observed after a door knock.
Beasley’s uncle witnessed Beasley responding to a knock, locking the door, then hearing a scuffle and two gunshots; Beasley was found slumped on the steps with a fatal wound.
Seconds before the shooting, three men were seen near the apartment complex; after the gunfire, two of them fled in a burgundy Mitsubishi with temporary tags.
Approximately 14 minutes before the shooting, Beasley’s phone and Slaughter’s borrowed phone exchanged multiple communications related to drug dealing, including a text about 'ten packs' and subsequent calls.
After the shooting, Slaughter told close associates that he needed another drug connection because his current one had been shot, suggesting involvement in the drug network.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether the trial court erred by denying dismissal of the jury panel	Slaughter	Slaughter	No reversible error; corrective questioning mitigated prejudice and no inherent prejudice.
Whether the evidence was sufficient to support the convictions	Slaughter	Slaughter	Evidence sufficient to sustain guilty verdicts beyond a reasonable doubt.

Kinder v. State, 284 Ga. 148 (2008) (requires removal only for inherent prejudice, not mere possibility)
Sharpe v. State, 272 Ga. 684 (2000) (clarifies prejudice standards with respect to voir dire)
Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 (1979) (sufficiency of the evidence standard for federal due-process review)