Legal Opinion

Lang v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 21, 2018No. A17A1483PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McFadden, Presiding Judge.

After a jury trial, Michael Lang was convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and participation in criminal gang activity. Lang appeals, challenging the denial of a motion to sever or bifurcate the charges and the admission of certain gang-related evidence. Because Lang has failed to show that the trial court abused its discretion in denying the motion or in admitting the evidence, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, see Jackson v. Virginia , 443 U.S. 307, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979), the evidence shows that Lang,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Lupoe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  3. Al-Amin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  4. Williams v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  5. O'NEAL v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Parks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  2. Lopez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
  3. Johannes Lopez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
  4. Parks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018

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