Legal Opinion

Harris v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 18, 2017No. A17A0761PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mercier, Judge.

In a bifurcated jury trial, Donald Harris, Jr. was found guilty of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Following the trial court’s denial of his motion for a new trial, and having been granted an out-of-time appeal by the trial court, Harris appeals the judgment of conviction entered against him. He contends on appeal that the evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s verdicts, that the trial court erred in failing to charge the jury on the lesser included offense of reckless conduct, and that the trial court erred in sentencing him as a…

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Short v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  2. Edwards v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  3. Foskey v. FoskeySupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
  4. Westbrooks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  5. Shaw v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. JOHNSON v. the STATE.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
  2. HARRIS v. the STATE.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
  3. In re Interest of K. D.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2018
  4. Jatony Dupree v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2025

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