Legal Opinion
Shirley v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 9, 1988No. 76825PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Defendant appeals his convictions of rape, OCGA § 16-6-1, and kidnapping, OCGA § 16-5-40. His enumerations of error raise the single question of the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict. See Lewis v. State, 186 Ga. App. 92 (1) (366 SE2d 305) (1988).
1. Even without a motion to dismiss the appeal, it is the duty of the reviewing court to entertain the threshold question of its jurisdiction where there may be any doubt. Thurmond v. State, 59 Ga. App. 333 (2) (200 SE 807) (1939); Jackson v. State, 203 Ga. 570 (47 SE2d 588) (1948). There is a motion by the State to…
2Cases cited45 opinions
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3Cited by31 opinions
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