Legal Opinion

Adams v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 10, 2000No. A00A0178Published

1Opinion of the Court

Phipps, Judge.

Earl Lewis Adams appeals his convictions of armed robbery and kidnapping. He raises two enumerations of error: (1) the trial court erred in admitting his confession into evidence because it was not freely and voluntarily given; and (2) the evidence was insufficient to support the convictions. We find that the trial court properly admitted Adams’s confession and that the evidence was sufficient, and we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence authorized the jury to find that the following occurred. In the days preceding January 31, 1998, Adams and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Cook v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  3. Kendrick v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978

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