Legal Opinion

Underwood v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 20, 2007No. A06A2173PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MlKELL, Judge.

A jury found Jake Rocky Underwood guilty of simple assault and aggravated battery. The trial court sentenced him on the felony conviction to a term of ten years, including three in prison, under the First Offender Act. On appeal, Underwood argues that the trial court erred in refusing to excuse a prospective juror for cause; that the court incorrectly charged the jury on impeachment; that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict; and that his acquittal of aggravated assault precluded his conviction of aggravated battery. We affirm.

1. Underwood first contends that the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Milam v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  3. Pollard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. Bradham v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  5. Tennon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  2. Hinton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  3. Shaw v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
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  5. Irving v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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