ATL Homicide is a very popular show
with two
Michael Harvey was ultimate charged
with and sentenced to
TV One describes this show as:
Hardworking Valerie Payton resorts to prostitution to give her son a
better life, then Valerie attracts a man does the unthinkable.
His appeal (see link) includes:
Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the jury was
authorized to find that on October 19, 1994, Harvey fatally strangled,
raped, sodomized, and assaulted Payton. Her nude body was discovered in
an area frequented by Harvey with over 50 post-mortem incision wounds
and a handwritten note stating, “I'M BACK ATLANTA, MR. X.” Medical
examiners took vaginal and rectal DNA swabs; however, no DNA match was
found using the RFLP DNA test available at the time. In 2004, Payton's
preserved DNA swabs were sent to a private laboratory for contemporary
testing using the STRS DNA test. That laboratory identified a distinct
male profile. These test results were sent to the Georgia Bureau of
Investigation in 2005, and after comparison with Georgia's DNA database,
the GBI concluded the male DNA profile taken from Payton's body matched
Harvey's DNA profile. Despite Harvey's denial that he knew or had
sexually assaulted Payton, a subsequent STRS DNA test confirmed the DNA
match. Handwriting analysis determined the note found on Payton's body
may have been written by Harvey.
The State also presented the testimony
of three similar transaction witnesses who testified that appellant
manually choked, raped and sodomized them at a time within two years of
the crimes charged.Although Harvey argues the verdicts are not
supported by the evidence, we conclude the evidence adduced at trial was
sufficient to authorize a rational trier of fact to find him guilty
beyond a reasonable doubt of the crimes for which he was convicted.
Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979).
It was for the jury, not this Court, to determine the credibility of
the witnesses, to resolve any conflicts or inconsistencies in the
evidence,
You can write to Michael Harvey at:
Michael Harvey 288227
Baldwin State Prison
Baldwin State Prison
P.O. Box 218
Hardwick, GA 31034
You can email Michael using Jpay - you will need to select Georgia and the ID 288227
You can email Michael using Jpay - you will need to select Georgia and the ID 288227
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