Legal Opinion
Butts v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 23, 1991No. A90A1640PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Butts, charged with Cuffie and Jackson with one count of murder and three counts of armed robbery, appeals his conviction of the armed robbery counts, OCGA § 16-8-41 (a). The three were acquitted of malice murder and a mistrial was declared on the felony murder charge.
1. Defendant enumerates error in the denial of his motion for new trial on the general grounds, Stinson v. State, 185 Ga. App. 543 (364 SE2d 910) (1988); Towns v. State, 185 Ga. App. 545 (365 SE2d 137) (1988).
The evidence is viewed in favor of the verdict. Thomas v. State, 173 Ga. App. 810, 812 (2) (328 SE2d 422)…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Driggers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
- Brown v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1880
- Lobdell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
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3Cited by10 opinions
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