Legal Opinion

Alford v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 15, 1991No. A91A0849PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sognier, Chief Judge.

Dave Alford, Jr. was tried before a Clayton County jury on charges of armed robbery and kidnapping. He was acquitted on the kidnapping charge and convicted of robbery by intimidation. He appeals from the judgment entered on the jury’s verdict.

Appellant’s sole enumeration of error is that the trial court erred by denying his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal on the armed robbery charge made on the ground that there was no evidence he was armed during the commission of the robbery. The victim testified that he was driving his car on a Clayton County road on the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. StonakerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. Hughes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  4. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  5. Tate v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Powell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  2. Terry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  3. Hogan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  4. Keller v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Garrett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

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