Legal Opinion

Altman v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 23, 1980No. 60616PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Banke, Judge.

The four appellants, Thomas Altman, Joseph Stephen Patrick, Andrew Webb, and Roger Heath, were jointly tried and convicted on two indictments charging them with second-degree arson. Each received two concurrent 10-year sentences. A fifth co-indictee, Jimmy Wilson, pled guilty and testified for the state. The appellants *186enumerate 13 alleged errors on appeal. Held:

1. The evidence was sufficient to authorize a rational trier of fact to find the appellants guilty beyond a reasonable doubt with respect to indictment No. 1548, which charged them with knowingly damaging by means of fire…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Potts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  3. Gunter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  4. Crowder v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  5. Coachman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Gilreath v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  2. Gober v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  3. O'KELLEY v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  4. Elliott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  5. Oliver v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

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