Wilburn v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Presiding Judge.
Appellant Herbert B. Wilburn appeals his judgment of conviction and sentence of aggravated assault. The indictment accused him of [shooting Bernard Warren with a dangerous weapon, to-wit, a pistol. ¡Held:
1. Appellant asserts the trial court erred in denying his motion for directed verdict of acquittal. We disagree. As a general rule a motion for directed verdict of acquittal should be granted only where [there is no conflict in the evidence and the evidence demands a ver-fcliet of acquittal as a matter of law. Taylor v. State, 252 Ga. 125, 127 (1) (312 SE2d 311).…
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Gibbons v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Humphrey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Cuzzort v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Joyner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
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