Legal Opinion

Silvers v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 7, 2000No. A00A1900PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eldridge, Judge.

A Bartow County jury found Brandi Kay Silvers guilty of aggravated battery arising from an incident wherein 18-year-old Silvers became angry with the 16-year-old victim and punched her repeatedly in the face. Silvers appeals by challenging the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction and by alleging error in the trial court’s charge. Having reviewed the enumerated errors, we affirm.

1. Silvers contends that evidence of the victim’s “disfigurement” was insufficient to support a conviction for aggravated battery. We disagree.

“To constitute the crime of aggravated…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Stephens v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  2. In the Interest of H. S.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  3. Keef v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. SantanaCalifornia Supreme Court · 2013
  2. Grant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. Bray v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  4. Lane v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  5. WEAVER v. the STATE.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2019

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