Legal Opinion

Taylor v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 1, 2009No. A09A0216PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Phipps, Judge.

A jury found Henry Taylor III guilty of burglary, and he was sentenced as a recidivist for that offense. On appeal, Taylor contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction and that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance. Because Taylor has shown no merit in his contentions, we affirm.

1. We consider first Taylor’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence. The indictment charged that on or about December 28, 2005, Taylor committed burglary when he “without authority entered] into the dwelling house of [another]. . . with intent to commit a theft…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Schofield v. HolseySupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  4. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  5. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Howard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  2. Pierce v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  3. Wood v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  4. Perkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  5. Nijee Anderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019

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