Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 9, 1979No. 57160PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Judge.

Dastin Williams a/k/a William Jake Austin, was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to seven years, the last two on probation. He enumerates four alleged errors. Held:

1. In the first enumeration of error, appellant argues that it was error to admit pistols recovered from the two accomplices in the armed robbery on the ground that because the pistols were not used in the accomplishment of the robbery, the pistols were irrelevant and prejudicial. The facts gave rise to the conclusion that the three co-accuseds were engaged in a joint endeavor. They were all arrested a short…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Proctor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  2. State v. LukeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  3. Ingram v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
  4. Strong v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  5. Pollard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Day v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  2. Peacock v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  3. Marshall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  4. Rains v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  5. Sirmans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

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