Legal Opinion

Black v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 1, 1977No. 54638PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was indicted, tried, and convicted of burglary. In his sole enumeration of error appellant complains that the state failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he entered or remained in the apartment of the lawful tenant without the tenant’s authority. We disagree with this contention. The jury found that on January 26, 1977, appellant ". . . did unlawfully and without authority enter the building, to wit: dwelling of Theresa Coles with intent to commit a theft therein, contrary to the laws of Georgia . . .” as charged in the indictment. There is ample…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Murphy v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  2. Trice v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
  3. Ashton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1881
  4. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1885

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Phillips v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  2. Purdue v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  3. Glaze v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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