Legal Opinion

Brown v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 14, 1981No. 61798PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sognier, Judge.

Brown was convicted of receiving stolen property. He appeals on the general grounds and also contends it was error for the prosecuting attorney to inform the jury in her opening statement that a crucial witness would testify to certain facts, and then fail to call that witness. Lastly, appellant contends the trial court erred by amending the indictment.

1. This court passes on the sufficiency of the evidence, not its weight, which was considered by the jury. Dillard v. State, 147 Ga. App. 587, 588 (249 SE2d 640) (1978). Our examination of the transcript discloses that the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Baldwin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  3. Keller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  4. Dillard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  5. Bruce v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  2. Chandler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  3. Diaz v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  4. McBurse v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  5. Holland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984

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