Legal Opinion

O'HARA v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 19, 2000No. A99A1791PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, Judge.

Emory O’Hara was convicted of armed robbery and loitering. Following the denial of his motion for new trial, O’Hara filed this appeal challenging the sufficiency of the evidence, the trial court’s refusal to permit his custodial statement to be read to the jury, and the court’s questioning of two witnesses summoned on behalf of the prosecution. Finding no error, we affirm.

On appeal, the evidence must be viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, and O’Hara no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. Pollard v. State, 230 Ga. App. 159 (495 SE2d 629) (1998). The evidence,…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Gibbons v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  4. Henry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  5. Duckworth v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  3. McKee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  4. Howren v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  5. Holland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011

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