Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 21, 1999No. A99A2396PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Joe E. Williams appeals his conviction of entering an automobile with the intent to commit theft, contending that a showup identification of him was impermissibly suggestive and tainted an in-court identification and, further, that there was insufficient evidence to support the conviction. We affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, our review of the evidence is guided by certain well-established principles. As recognized in cases such as Shabazz v. State, 229 Ga. App. 465 (1) (494 SE2d 257) (1997), the evidence is viewed in a light most…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Barber v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  4. Shabazz v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  5. Lowe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Gresham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  2. Anderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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