Legal Opinion

Gibson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 8, 1981No. 61841PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Banke, Judge.

The appellant and two co-defendants, Antonio Robinson and L. C. Gibson, were found guilty of armed robbery. Robinson and L. C. Gibson filed a separate appeal, and their convictions were affirmed in Robinson v. State, 158 Ga. App. 54 (1981). Held:

1. The evidence was sufficient to enable a rational trier of fact to find the appellant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. See Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979).

2. The trial court did not err in refusing to grant a continuance because of the absence of a fourth co-indictee, Cathy Landau. Although the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. Depree v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  4. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  5. Robinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Holland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  2. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  3. State v. JessupCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988

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