Cochran v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Andrews, Presiding Judge.
Rodney Cochran appeals after a jury convicted him of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer and numerous other charges. Cochran contends that the evidence, although sufficient to support a conviction for misdemeanor fleeing or attempting to elude, was insufficient to support a conviction for felony fleeing or attempting to elude. He also argues that the indictment was defective in that it did not contain all the elements needed to establish the felony offense. For the reasons set forth below, we agree and vacate the sentence for felony fleeing or attempting…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. TiraboschiSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Howard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
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