Legal Opinion
Laster v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 3, 2011No. A11A1341PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Chief Judge.
A Floyd County jury found James Laster guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of family violence battery, OCGA § 16-5-23.1; criminal trespass, OCGA § 16-7-21; and abuse of an elder person, OCGA § 30-5-8. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, and, for the following reasons, we affirm.
1. Laster contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction, pointing to the elderly victim’s testimony that, while Laster caused her injuries, he did it accidentally, not intentionally. When a criminal defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- West v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
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