Legal Opinion

Avila v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 12, 2013No. A13A0768PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge.

Following a trial, a Forsyth County jury convicted Orlin Avila of burglary (OCGA § 16-7-1), three counts of armed robbery (OCGA § 16-8-41), and four counts of aggravated assault (OCGA § 16-5-21). The trial court sentenced Avila to eight 20-year sentences, to run concurrently. On appeal, Avila challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction on one of the armed robbery counts (Count 3). Discerning no error, we affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys a…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Felder v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  2. Ward v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  3. Young v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  4. Ham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  5. Wilson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Bradford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
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  3. Orlin Avila-Castellano v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2021
  4. Toledo Junius Bradford, Jr. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014

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