Legal Opinion

Jackson v. the State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 25, 2016No. A15A1883PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Peterson, Judge.

Leandrew Jackson appeals his convictions for four counts of aggravated assault, two counts of armed robbery, and one count of burglary. He raises three enumerations of error: (1) the trial court erred by letting a witness make an in-court identification of him; (2) there was insufficient evidence to support his convictions; and (3) the trial court erred in issuing a modified Allen charge stating that “the case will not go away with a hung verdict.”

We find these arguments to be without merit and affirm. Although Jackson complains that the witness should not have been permitted…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  4. State v. KellySupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  5. Humphreys v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010

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