Legal Opinion

Cosby v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 15, 1998No. A98A1378PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judge Harold R. Banke.

After the grant of his motion for an out-of-time appeal, Okeyond Cosby appeals his convictions for one count of burglary and four counts of kidnapping. He was sentenced to serve 20 years concurrently for each count.

Viewed in support of the verdict, the evidence showed that during a home invasion robbery several armed men broke into the victims’ apartment and held them at gunpoint while attempting to steal money and property. While doing so, the armed men forced the victims to move from the bedrooms to the living room and to remain there until the victims were forced to…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
  3. Edwards v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  4. Haynes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  5. Peebles v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  2. Chemielowiec v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  3. Lopez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  5. Palmer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

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