Legal Opinion

Swenson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 18, 1990No. A90A1189PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sognier, Judge.

Robert Calvin Swenson was convicted of armed robbery and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. He appeals from the judgment entered on the jury’s verdict.

1. Appellant contends the evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s verdict. At trial, John Grimsley III, a Bainbridge pharmacist, testified that on the night of November 17, 1988, as he was locking the front door of the pharmacy a man he identified as appellant drove up and asked if he could fill a prescription. When Grimsley assented, appellant jumped out of the car, brandished a pistol, and ordered…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. O'NEAL v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  4. Keener v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  5. Caldwell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Coats v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  2. Burchfield v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  3. Anderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  4. Tiffany Anderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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