Legal Opinion

Pitts v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 18, 2002No. A01A1824PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pope, Presiding Judge.

James William Pitts, Jr. appeals his conviction and sentence on two counts of vehicular homicide, three counts of reckless driving, and one count each of driving under the influence, attempting to elude an officer, speeding, driving with a suspended license, and driving with an expired license tag. He contends the evidence was not sufficient to support the verdict.

Construing the evidence in favor of the verdict shows that Georgia State Patrol Officer Warren clocked Pitts with a radar gun driving 76 mph, which exceeded the posted speed limit, through an intersection on…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  2. Miller v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  3. Hill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  4. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  5. Battles v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  2. Skaggs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  3. Klaub v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  4. McGrath v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  5. Harrison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012

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