Legal Opinion

Sweney v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 5, 2003No. A03A2467PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Charles Sweney guilty of burglary. Sweney appeals, alleging the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction and the trial court erred in allowing the state to play a tape recording of the 911 call. We find no error and affirm Sweney’s conviction.

Viewed in a light most favorable to support the jury’s verdict, the evidence shows that Sweney drove himself and two friends to a building used by Wade Cleaners for storage. Sweney left the van and went to the back of the storage building. After about ten to twenty minutes he returned and placed carpets…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Dolensek v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  3. Bollinger v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  4. Moore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  5. Cook v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Pitts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  2. Mikell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  3. Key v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  4. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  5. Kimbrell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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