Legal Opinion

Stephens v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 3, 1998No. A98A0739PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, Judge.

Willie James Stephens was convicted on one charge of burglary, OCGA § 16-7-1. His motion for new trial as amended was denied, and he appeals. We affirm.

1. We find no merit in Stephens’s contention that the evidence was insufficient to convict him. Construed in favor of the jury’s verdict, evidence was presented that Frank Girley, supervisor of the janitorial and custodial staff at LaGrange High School, discovered that a burglary had occurred inside the school. He stated that no windows were broken, that alarms were unarmed, and that keys had been used to gain entry. Part of a…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Edwards v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  3. Hewatt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  4. Deese v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  5. Wesley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997

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3Cited by18 opinions

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  3. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  4. Waldrop v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  5. Gilliam v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999

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