Legal Opinion

McClendon v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 9, 1984No. 67900PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Judge.

Moses Dixon McClendon, Jr., alias Chris Moore, was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to twenty years, fifteen to serve followed by five on probation. He brings this appeal enumerating three related errors. Held:

1. There is no dispute that a clothing store was held up by two men using a pistol and nine or ten men’s suits taken. One of the robbers has never been identified. Through a unique string of circumstances, McClendon was seen and identified by two of the store employees, resulting in his arrest and conviction. The only dispute at trial was the question of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Favors v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  2. Haas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  3. Radford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  4. Rickerson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. McCord v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  2. McCord v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  3. Edwards v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  4. Avery v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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