Legal Opinion

Fitz v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 3, 1991No. A91A1054PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Andrews, Judge.

Fitz was convicted by a jury on five counts of burglary and sentenced to ten years concurrently on each count. He was also ordered to pay restitution for damages incurred by the victims on each count.

The evidence against Fitz was entirely circumstantial. Construed in favor of the verdict, the evidence showed that at approximately 3:00 a.m. on June 4, 1990, police began responding to reports of numerous burglaries and attempted burglaries at businesses in the city of Folkston. No suspects were apprehended or observed at any of the businesses. Police discovered similar boot…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Robinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  3. Muckle v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  4. Crumley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  5. O'QUINN v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  2. Willis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  3. Leaver v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  4. Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  5. Parker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009

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