Legal Opinion

Blair v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 24, 2000No. A00A2028PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mikell, Judge.

A jury found Kenneth C. Blair guilty of three counts of entering an automobile with the intent to commit theft, OCGA § 16-8-18. The trial court denied his motion for new trial. On appeal, Blair argues that the evidence is insufficient because the testimony of his accomplice was not corroborated, as required in felony cases by OCGA § 24-4-8. We find that the state presented sufficient evidence to corroborate the accomplice’s testimony and affirm Blair’s conviction.

On appeal, this Court views the evidence in a light most favorable to the verdict; we determine evidence sufficiency…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Edmond v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  3. Palmer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Gilmore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  2. Russell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  4. Riles v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  5. Bobby Russell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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