Legal Opinion

Saunders v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 27, 2018No. A18A0512PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McFadden, Presiding Judge.

After a jury trial at which Deborah Saunders acted pro se, she was convicted of criminal trespass. OCGA § 16-7-21 (a). Although the evidence was sufficient to support the conviction, the record does not show that Saunders intentionally relinquished her right to counsel, so we reverse. Given this disposition, we do not reach Saunders's other enumerations of error.

1. Facts.

"On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, with the defendant no longer enjoying a presumption of innocence." Reese v. State , 270 Ga.…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Reese v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  5. Clarke v. ZantSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981

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3Cited by4 opinions

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  2. Jermaine Porter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2021
  3. Ronald Coy Stewart v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2021
  4. STROZIER v. the STATE.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2018

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