Legal Opinion

Tant v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 22, 1981No. 61996PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Chief Judge.

The defendants appeal their convictions for kidnapping children under the age of 16 years against the will of the children’s parents. See Criminal Code of Georgia § 26-1311 (b) (Code Ann. § 26-1311 (b); Ga. L. 1968, pp. 1249, 1282). Held:

1. The evidence was sufficient, when considered in the light most favorable to the prosecution, to convince a rational trier of fact as to the guilt of the defendants beyond a reasonable doubt.

2. Counsel for the defendants urge that it was error for the trial judge to refuse their written request to charge Criminal Code of Georgia §…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Gravett v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
  2. Robinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
  3. Webb v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
  4. Smiley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1925

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Collins v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Phagan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  3. Coker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  4. Neal v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  5. Haywood v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007

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