Legal Opinion
Waugh v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 1, 1995No. A95A1127PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Judge.
Eric Duane Waugh was found guilty by a jury on charges of carrying a pistol without a license, OCGA § 16-11-129, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, OCGA § 16-11-131. He appeals his conviction following the denial of his motion for new trial.
1. Waugh raises the general grounds, asserting that the evidence presented at trial was sufficient only to raise a suspicion of guilt and not to exclude every other reasonable hypothesis. We do not agree.
The evidence presented at trial showed that Waugh was convicted in 1991 of felony murder. Although he was under 17 at the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
- Wilson v. ZantSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Head v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Syfrett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Wilkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Billups v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Hunter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
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