Legal Opinion

Brown v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 26, 2006No. A05A2306PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

Forace Brown appeals from his aggravated assault conviction and contends that: (1) insufficient evidence supports his conviction; (2) the trial court erred in its jury charge on eyewitness identification testimony; (3) the trial court allowed improper evidence of his bad character; (4) the prosecutor made an improper burden-shifting comment during closing argument; and (5) hearsay evidence was used to establish his identity as the perpetrator of the aggravated assault. We find that sufficient evidence supports Brown’s conviction, but we reverse and remand this case for…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Brodes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  3. Hawkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Joyner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  2. Robinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  3. Bennett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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