Legal Opinion

Brown v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 20, 2013No. A12A2308PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DOYLE, Presiding Judge.

Stephaan Brown appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial following a conviction by a jury for a violation of the Georgia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (“RICO”) Act.1 He contends that (1) the trial court erred by admitting certain testimony over his objection as to relevance, and that the admission invaded the province of the jury, (2) the trial court committed plain error by failing to instruct the jury as to corroboration of accomplice testimony, (3) he received ineffective assistance of counsel, and (4) the evidence was insufficient to…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. State v. KellySupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  4. Short v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  4. Merkeith Lane v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
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