Legal Opinion

Brawner v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 27, 1982No. 39108PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Marshall, Justice.

Ronnie L. Brawner appeals from his convictions of attempted burglary and possession of tools for the commission of a crime.

1. The convictions were authorized by evidence that two deputy sheriffs, who followed the appellant in his automobile into the parking lot of a closed service station at between 2:00 and 3:00 a.m., observed the appellant carry a tire tool over to the locked and well lighted door of the station; that with this tool, he attempted to pry the door open, causing the burglar alarm to sound; that the tire tool, which was found underneath the appellant’s…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Scott v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Munsford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  4. McDuffie v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  5. Houser v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Kirkland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  2. Capelli v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  3. Parks v. McClungSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  4. Lawal v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  5. Barnes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002

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