Legal Opinion

Palmer v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 18, 2003No. A02A1956PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

RUFFIN, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Roosevelt Palmer guilty of kidnapping, but not guilty of criminal attempt to commit rape, misdemeanor theft by taking, and two counts of burglary. Palmer appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his kidnapping conviction.

Palmer also asserts that the trial court erred in refusing to enforce a plea agreement, denying his motion for severance, and sentencing him as a recidivist. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

1. The standard for reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence requires that

we view the evidence in the light most favorable…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. HansonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  3. Morgan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  4. Shelton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  5. Shuman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Lamb v. BennettSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009

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