Legal Opinion

Cannon v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 23, 2011No. A11A0281Published

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Presiding Judge.

A DeKalb County jury convicted Johnnie Lee Cannon, Jr., of bus hijacking (OCGA § 16-12-123 (a) (1) (A)), possession of a firearm during the commission of bus hijacking (OCGA § 16-11-106 (b) (1)), aggravated assault with a deadly weapon against the bus driver (OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (2)), and possession of a firearm during the commission of aggravated assault (OCGA § 16-11-106 (b) (1)). Cannon contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict upon the foregoing offenses and in limiting the expert testimony Cannon offered regarding eyewitness…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  3. Hester v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  4. Howard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  5. Talton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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