Legal Opinion

Glass v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 6, 1983No. 65757PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction for cruelty to a child. Held:

1. The general grounds are asserted. Our examination of the evidence shows that it is sufficient to authorize a rational jury to find defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560).

2. Defendant’s wife, who was the mother of the two-year-old male victim, came home after leaving the boy in defendant’s care for several hours, and found marks and bruises on him. She called the police. When an investigating police officer arrived at the house he observed…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Shy v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  4. State v. OverbySupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  5. Bailey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Mason v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  2. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  3. New v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  4. Hudson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  5. Harper v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989

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