Legal Opinion

Loyal v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 10, 2009No. A09A1894PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Charles Loyal was convicted of a single count of theft by taking. He now appeals that conviction, asserting that the trial court erred by admitting into evidence the security log of his former employer, without requiring the State to establish a proper foundation for the same. Discerning no error, we affirm.

“The admission of evidence lies within the sound discretion of the trial court, and we will not reverse such determinations absent abuse of that discretion.” Santana v. State.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, Drammeh v.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Drammeh v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  2. Santana v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  3. Massey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  4. Hamilton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Robinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2018
  3. Doe v. Young Women's Christian Ass'n of Greater Atlanta, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  4. Johnson v. All American Quality Foods, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
  5. Johnson v. All American Quality Foods, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2017

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