Legal Opinion

Rickerson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 6, 1977No. 53823PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Webb, Judge.

Warren Rickerson was convicted of the offense of motor vehicle theft. He assigns error on the general grounds, and on the trial court’s denial of his motion for a mistrial. His motion for mistrial charged that the state had placed the accused’s character into evidence by inquiring whether he was known by other names.

1. There was sufficient evidence to authorize the verdict, and the enumeration of error on general grounds is without merit. Ansley v. State, 141 Ga. App. 314 (1) (233 SE2d 272) (1977); Brooks v. State, 141 Ga. App. 725 (12) (1977).

2. The indictment against Rickerson…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Brooks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  2. Radford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  3. Ansley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Haas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  2. McCord v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  3. McCord v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  4. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  5. McClendon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984

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