Legal Opinion

Deshazier v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 3, 1980No. 59994PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Shulman, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction of two counts of vehicular homicide in the first degree. We affirm.

Both counts charged defendant with causing the death of an individual through violations of Code Ann. §§ 68A-901 and 68-902, driving a motor vehicle with a reckless disregard for the safety of persons and property while under the influence of alcohol.

1. Appellant does not complain of the sufficiency of the evidence in regard to his intoxication (violation of § 68A-902) but submits there was no evidence of his reckless driving. We disagree.

There was eyewitness testimony presented…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Cardwell v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  4. Cauley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  5. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. United States v. Cyrus Jonathan GeorgeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
  2. Shook v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  3. People v. TimsMichigan Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  5. Kuptz v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986

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