Legal Opinion

Franks v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 3, 1999No. A99A0909PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Phipps, Judge.

Donald Scott Franks was convicted of one count of burglary of a Wal-Mart layaway storage trailer behind the Wal-Mart in Canton, Cherokee County. On appeal, he enumerates four errors which raise three primary issues.

First, was the Wal-Mart storage trailer a building within the meaning of the burglary statute? Second, did the warrant authorizing the search of his home contain a valid description of the home? Third, was the evidence sufficient to authorize his conviction? Because we find against Franks on each of these questions, we affirm his conviction.

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Commonwealth v. AccaputoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
  3. State v. SlaughterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  4. Estep v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  5. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Amica v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  2. Thrasher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  3. Battle v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  4. Mezick v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  5. Redfern v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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