Legal Opinion

Selley v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 16, 1999No. A99A0442PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Johnson, Chief Judge.

A jury found Sherrum Selley guilty of armed robbery (OCGA § 16-8-41) and theft by bringing stolen property into the state (OCGA § 16-8-9). He appeals from the judgment of conviction entered upon the jury verdicts. We affirm.

Viewed in a light most favorable to support the verdict, the record shows that Selley and his co-defendant drove a car into Georgia after stealing it in Alabama. Selley confessed to the crimes at trial. According to Selley, he and his co-defendant were driving the stolen car to a “chop shop” as part of a gang initiation. When the car broke down in…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Dingler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  4. Rowe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  5. Leigh v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Threatt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
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  3. Level v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  4. Pearson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  5. Presley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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