Legal Opinion
Spivey v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 6, 1989No. A89A0801PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Spivey was convicted of rape of B. D. (OCGA § 16-6-1) and armed robbery of B. D. and her boyfriend Andre W. (OCGA § 16-8-41 (a)) on March 21, and armed robbery of Terry S. on March 22. He thereafter pleaded guilty to two severed charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon (OCGA § 16-11-31 (b)) on both dates.
1. Defendant contends the evidence was insufficient, citing Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979). The linchpin of the argument is that since defendant was bald at the time of the incidents and all four eyewitnesses claimed the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Felker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
- Patterson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
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3Cited by15 opinions
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