Legal Opinion

Ramey v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 16, 1999No. A99A0813PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, Judge.

After a jury trial, James Lyn Ramey was acquitted of theft by receiving stolen property, OCGA § 16-9-7 (a), but convicted of theft by deception, OCGA § 16-8-3, and selling a motor vehicle with an altered vehicle identification number, OCGA § 40-4-22 (a). Appealing from the trial court’s order denying his amended motion for new trial, Ramey contends that he was entitled to a directed verdict of acquittal and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. For the following reasons, we affirm.

1. On appeal, the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Wilburn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  3. Hill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  4. Walls v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  5. Anderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Lovelace v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  2. Dukes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  3. Gibson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  4. Berry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  5. Richardson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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