Legal Opinion

Wright v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 13, 2006No. A06A0444PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

A trial court revoked Rebecca Wright’s probation after her 12-year-old son accidentally shot and killed his friend with a shotgun he obtained from his mother’s bedroom. Wright argues that the evidence was insufficient to support the revocation, that she was denied due process, and that the trial court misapplied the law of possession. We disagree and therefore affirm.

Atrial court’s revocation of probation will be sustained on appeal when the record shows that the violation on which the revocation was based was proven by a preponderance of the evidence. The same…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Reece v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  2. Simpson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  3. Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Mask v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  2. Warren v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  3. Hunt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  5. Marshall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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