Legal Opinion

Foster v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 1, 1989No. A89A1255PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Judge.

Joseph Leon Foster appeals from his convictions of two counts of forgery in the first degree. He was sentenced to a ten-year prison term on each count with the sentences to run concurrently. Based upon earlier guilty pleas for financial transaction card theft (6 counts) and forgery in the first degree (3 counts), Foster was also sentenced as a habitual offender.

Appellant bases his appeal on the sufficiency of the State’s proof. He alleges error in that the trial court denied his motions for directed verdict of acquittal because the State failed to prove the necessary elements…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Watts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  4. Pratt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  5. Jamison v. THE STATECourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993

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