Legal Opinion

Howard v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 9, 1986No. 71141PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Judge.

Appellant was convicted on two counts of homicide by vehicle in the first degree under OCGA § 40-6-393 (a). He appeals.

1. Appellant first enumerates the general grounds, complaining that the evidence adduced at trial was insufficient to support his conviction. Specifically, appellant urges that since he was never given a roadside sobriety test, the State failed to present sufficient evidence of intoxication, a major element of the offenses with which he was charged.

Four witnesses testified that they had seen appellant drink beer and/or smoke marijuana shortly before the fatal…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Dimambro Northend Associates v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  3. Adams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  4. Loomis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
  5. New v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Hall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  2. Whitener v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  3. Baxter v. MeltonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  4. Wilson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  5. Butts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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