Legal Opinion

Stack-Thorpe v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 8, 2004No. A04A1971PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ellington, Judge.

A Houston County jury convicted Sandra Stack-Thorpe of embezzling funds from the City of Perry from July 1997 through July 2000. Stack-Thorpe was also convicted of falsifying official documents and submitting false financial reports. She appeals from the denial of her motion for new trial, alleging the trial court made several erroneous rulings and arguing that she was entitled to a directed verdict of acquittal on the charges. Finding no error, we affirm.

The evidence presented at trial, viewed in favor of the jury’s verdict, 1 showed that the funds at issue were payments…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
  3. Tucker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  4. Bradford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  5. State v. BrannonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

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3Cited by15 opinions

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  2. Pennington v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  3. Vaughn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  4. State v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  5. Powell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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