Legal Opinion

Champion v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 11, 1999No. A99A0988PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Johnson, Chief Judge.

A jury found Michael Champion guilty of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Champion appeals. We affirm.

Viewed in a light most favorable to support the jury’s verdict, the evidence shows that on April 25, 1997, a car in which Champion was riding pulled up to the victim. Champion and the victim had been friends for years. Champion started arguing with the victim, who responded briefly and continued walking home. After following the victim for a distance, Champion got out of the car, argued more with the victim, and fired a gun at the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Goodwin v. Cruz-PadilloSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  2. Aleman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  3. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  4. Herndon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Fuller v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  2. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  3. MacK v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  4. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  5. Moreland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

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