Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 5, 1993No. A92A1926PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Andrews, Judge.

Johnson was tried and convicted of burglary and appeals.

*35Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, it was that on December 14, 1991, Lurlline Chitman, Johnson’s ex-girl friend, returned to her apartment and found a window broken. She suspected a burglary in progress, suspected that Johnson might be the perpetrator and called 911.

The police arrived, but found no signs of a forced entry. During a search of the apartment, they found insulation hanging out from a trap door in the bathroom closet. They climbed into the crawl space above the apartment and found…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Childs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  3. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  4. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  5. Hamby v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Adams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  2. Eskew v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  3. Rampell v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995

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