Legal Opinion

Burnett v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 24, 1975No. 29763PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ingram, Justice.

Appellant was arrested in February, 1973, and indicted in July, 1973, by the grand jury of Chatham County for the offense of rape. He was tried before a jury on March 26,1974, found guilty and sentenced to 19 years imprisonment. His motion for new trial was overruled and the case is here on appeal.

In his enumerations of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for new trial because the evidence is legally insufficient to support his conviction by the jury. Appellant also contends the trial court erred in permitting appellant’s conviction on…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  2. Payne v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  3. McNeal v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
  4. State v. LukeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  5. Campbell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  2. Lingerfelt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  3. Copeland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  4. State v. HendersonCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1977
  5. Stevens v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994

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