Legal Opinion

Foster v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 11, 2004No. A04A0712PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Cameron M. Foster was convicted of armed robbery and aggravated assault. After refusing to grant Foster a new trial, the trial court vacated Foster’s conviction for aggravated assault. In this appeal, Foster challenges the sufficiency of evidence, the allegedly improper introduction of his character in evidence, and the failure to charge the jury on his sole defense. He also seeks to apply the “plain error” doctrine to the state’s closing argument. We discern no error and affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that at…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Short v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Mullins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  4. Burgess v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  5. Sims v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Cochran v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  2. Quimbley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  3. Billingsley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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