Legal Opinion

Anderson v. the State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 22, 2015No. A15A0998PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Lyle Vincent Anderson was found guilty of first degree forgery and sentenced to four years, with six months to be served in confinement. Attorney Anderson, representing himself, now appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial and appears to contend that the trial court erred in denying his motion for new trial because trial counsel was ineffective, and erred in denying his motion to “avoid costs, fines, etc.” Following our review, we affirm.

“On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Reese v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  4. Ashmid v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  5. Salazar v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. McAllister v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
  2. Calvin Bowser v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2021
  3. In re AndersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  4. Sapp v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
  5. Shavon Jabbar Prescott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2020

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