Legal Opinion

McGhee v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 22, 1997No. A97A2357PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eldridge, Judge.

Jonathan McGhee was indicted, along with two co-defendants, for the offenses of armed robbery and kidnapping. After the two co-defendants entered pleas of guilty in this case, McGhee was tried by a jury, which returned a verdict of guilty on the charge of armed robbery and guilty on the lesser included offense of false imprisonment. It is from this conviction that McGhee appeals. .

Viewed in a light most favorable to support the jury’s verdict, the evidence shows that on August 18, 1996, the 16-year-old victim was washing a family member’s car at the Rainbow Car Wash, which is…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Norris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  3. Ellis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  4. Tanksley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Terrell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  2. Hemphill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  3. Mapp v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  4. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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