Legal Opinion

Denson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 13, 1994No. A94A0841PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Johnson, Judge.

Ernest Lee Denson appeals his convictions for robbery by force, armed robbery and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and sentence imposed for those offenses as well as for the offenses of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and recidivist.

1. Relying on Rivers v. State, 250 Ga. 288 (298 SE2d 10) (1982), Denson argues that the trial court erred in entering a conviction for armed robbery where the offensive weapon used to perpetrate the armed robbery is also the fruit of the armed robbery. “[A] defendant . . . cannot be convicted of armed robbery…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Walker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  3. Rivers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  4. Clay v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  5. Watkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Holder v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  2. Randolph v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  3. Cockrell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  4. Cole v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  5. Chadwick v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999

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