Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 16, 1981No. 60390PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pope, Judge.

Ronald Larry Johnson appeals his conviction of aggravated assault. Appellant contends that he did not voluntarily and knowingly waive his right to a jury trial. He also contends that the trial court erred in awarding restitution to the victim, in overruling his motion for directed verdict, in refusing to hear his motion for new trial, and in rendering a verdict unsupported by the evidence and contrary to law. We vacate that portion of appellant’s sentence dealing with restitution and affirm as to the remaining issues.

1. Appellant contends that the tried court’s inquiry was “very…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Patton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
  2. McCorquodale v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  3. State v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  4. Cannon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  5. Taylor v. RickettsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Samudio v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  2. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  3. Wooten v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  4. Agee v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  5. Pirkle v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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