Legal Opinion

Burns v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 13, 2000No. A00A1486PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

Willis Burns appeals his conviction of armed robbery, contending that the trial court committed errors in charging the jury. Because these contentions are without merit, we affirm.

1. In its charge to the jury, the trial court stated that

[i]f . . . you should find and believe beyond a reasonable doubt that this defendant. . . did . . . commit the offense of armed robbery, you would be authorized to find the defendant guilty. On the other hand, if after considering the testimony and the evidence presented to you together with the charge of the court you should find beyond a…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  2. Francis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  3. Cooper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  4. Stubbs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  5. Roker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  4. Lee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  5. Triston Parham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2020

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