Legal Opinion

Wilson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 16, 2012No. A12A1054PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MILLER, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Charlton Wilson was convicted of burglary (OCGA § 16-7-1 (a) (2007)), armed robbery (OCGA § 16-8-41 (a)), possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony (OCGA § 16-11-106 (b)), and kidnapping (OCGA § 16-5-40 (a) (2007)). The trial court denied Wilson’s motion for a new trial, as amended. On appeal, Wilson contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his kidnapping conviction, and that the trial court erred in charging the jury that the “slightest movement” was sufficient to prove the element of asportation for the kidnapping…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Garza v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  3. Henderson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  4. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  5. Hammond v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  3. Horne v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  4. Fouts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  5. Arnold Alexander Floyd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017

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