Legal Opinion

Flowers v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 21, 1987No. 73442PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

The defendant was convicted of the offense of aggravated battery and now appeals. Held:

1. In his first enumeration of error defendant contends that the evidence was not sufficient to support the verdict. The evidence presented at trial, construed most favorably to support the verdict, showed that the defendant struck the victim in the right side of his head with a pipe on December 29, 1984. The victim suffered serious injuries which resulted in the loss of sight in his right eye. Contrary to the defendant’s account of the events leading to the victim’s injuries, the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Carpenter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  3. Taylor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Chastain v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  2. Choat v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  3. Adams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  4. Jowers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  5. Taylor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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