Legal Opinion

Towns v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 3, 1989No. A89A0302PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Chief Judge.

Appellant was tried before a jury and found guilty of burglary. He appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence that was entered by the trial court on the jury’s guilty verdict.

1. Appellant enumerates the general grounds. Appellant’s palm print was found beneath the window through which the burglar had gained entry. Appellant’s fingerprint was found inside a vending machine that had been vandalized. Appellant pawned a typewriter that had been stolen during the burglary. “To sustain a conviction which is based solely on fingerprint evidence, ‘the fingerprints…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Roseboro v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
  4. Mercer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  5. Sanders v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Morgan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  2. FIRST UNION NAT. BANK OF GEORGIA v. CookCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  3. Yebra v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  4. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  5. McGee v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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