Legal Opinion

Knight v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 30, 1989No. 77577PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Banke, Presiding Judge.

The appellant was sentenced to consecutive prison terms for armed robbery, burglary, rape, aggravated battery, and aggravated assault. On appeal, he contends that the evidence did not authorize the *88armed robbery conviction and that the aggravated battery and aggravated assault convictions should have been merged because those offenses were established by the same conduct. Held:

1. The evidence was amply sufficient to enable a rational trier of fact to find the appellant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of armed robbery. See generally Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307…

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. EstevezSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  3. McClure v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  4. Talley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  5. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Lowe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  2. Malone v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  3. Wright v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  4. Scott v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  5. Riden v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997

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