Legal Opinion

Pierce v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 5, 1977No. 53090PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, Judge.

Fred Pierce was convicted of robbery by force and sentenced to serve 15 years. He appealed. He enumerates error on the insufficiency of the evidence; because the in-court identification of appellant as the robber by the victim was tainted by a pre-trial examination of photographs; that the trial court erred in not charging on the defense of alibi; and erred "in failing to charge the jury on the law applicable to identification testimony in that the State has the burden of proving identity beyond a reásonable doubt and that identification testimony is an expression of belief or…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
  3. Baier v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
  4. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  5. Jenkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Dixon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  2. Callahan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  3. Collins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

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