Legal Opinion

Canty v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 7, 2009No. A09A0449PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MILLER, Chief Judge.

A jury convicted Alfonzo Danien Canty of one count of criminal attempt to commit armed robbery (OCGA §§ 16-4-1 and 16-8-41) and one count of aggravated assault (OCGA § 16-5-21). Canty appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial, as amended, challenging (i) the sufficiency of the evidence, (ii) the admission of his confession in evidence, and (iii) the effectiveness of his trial counsel. Discerning no error, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict (Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979)), the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  4. High v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  5. Pritchett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Canty v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  2. Canty v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010

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