Legal Opinion

Ruffin v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 21, 1998No. A98A0023PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMURRAY, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Ruffin appeals his conviction of the offenses of kidnapping and armed robbery. Held:

1. Defendant’s first enumeration of error questions the sufficiency of the evidence to authorize his conviction. The evidence stated in the light most favorable to sustaining the verdict of the jury shows that the victim was paying a late night visit to an automobile sales lot to examine a vehicle in which he had some interest when he was approached by four individuals in a red compact car. The victim was soon ordered into the small red car at gunpoint, and was directed to…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  4. Byron v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  5. Royal v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  2. Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999

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