Legal Opinion

Reese v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 27, 2012No. A11A1676PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DOYLE, Presiding Judge.

A jury found William Reese guilty of criminal trespass 1 and felony theft by receiving stolen property. 2 He now appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial, contending that (1) the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict, (2) the trial court erroneously admitted certain evidence, (3) his trial counsel was ineffective, and (4) the trial court erroneously failed to probate a portion of Reese’s sentence. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Construed in favor of the verdict, 3 the evidence shows that in April 2008, Reese approached an…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Short v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  4. Fuller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  5. Bryant v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011

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3Cited by8 opinions

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