Legal Opinion

Jackson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 15, 1982No. 63282PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Judge.

Benjamin Morris Jackson appeals the jury verdict convicting him of burglary, possession of burglary tools, and aggravated assault. Held:

1. Appellant’s enumeration based on the general grounds is without merit. The evidence shows without dispute that appellant was with Frederick Sistaire and apparently remained in Sistaire’s car while Sistaire burglarized an apartment. Police Officer G. C. Pitts, responding promptly to a call from a witness, gave chase to the burglary vehicle; on seeing the police car and flashing blue lights, appellant told Sistaire: “God, man, step on it.”…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Spear v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  2. Boyd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  3. Lee v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  4. Turner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  5. Farmer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Richardson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  2. Wilson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  3. Maddox v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  4. Maddox v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984

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