Legal Opinion

Fortson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 9, 2000No. A00A0112PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Phipps, Judge.

An indictment was returned charging Alcindor Fortson and Gregory Wade with the armed robbery of Joseph Fulcher and burglary of his residence. The cases were severed for trial. Fortson appeals his conviction of burglary and sentence to 20 years imprisonment. He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict, the admission of evidence that he committed a crime not charged in the indictment, and the court’s consideration of a presentence investigation report. Finding the evidence sufficient and an absence of reversible error, we affirm.

At the time of trial,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Middle Georgia & Atlantic Ry. Co. v. BarnettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
  2. Sinkfield v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  3. Branam v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  4. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  5. Baird v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Rust v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  2. Putman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  3. Green v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  4. Newton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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