Legal Opinion

Butler v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 14, 2008No. A08A1009PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bernes, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Bobby Butler, Jr., was convicted of burglary. He appeals, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction and that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of a similar transaction and in failing to instruct the jury with his requests to charge. We find no error and affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s guilty verdict, the evidence adduced at trial showed that on a weekday afternoon in April 2006, the police were summoned to the scene of a residential burglary in the Kensington Point subdivision. The owner of the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  2. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  3. Brewer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  5. Judkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Smarr v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  2. Hopkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  3. Grant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  4. Deonte Smarr v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012

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