Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 11, 1978No. 56219PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Judge.

The appellant Jones was convicted of theft by taking and sentenced to serve 10 years. He enumerates 13 alleged errors. Held:

1. The first four enumerations deal with the sufficiency of the evidence. The evidence shows that a particularly described chain saw was unlawfully taken from its permanent mounting. Tire tracks matching those made by the tires on appellant’s truck were found at the scene. Appellant’s truck showed scratch marks indicating something heavy had been placed in and removed from his truck. There were drag marks in the ground leading from where appellant’s truck…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Hoard v. WileyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
  2. State v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  3. Caldwell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  4. Ellison v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958
  5. Whigham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Gunter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  2. State v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  3. Ragsdale v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  4. Minor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  5. Green v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985

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