Legal Opinion
Cottingham v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 20, 1992No. A92A1495, A92A1496PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Johnson, Judge.
Richard L. Cottingham and Steve B. Simmons were jointly tried and convicted of three counts of armed robbery. They appeal from their convictions and the denials of their motions for new trial.
Case No. A92A1495
1. Cottingham contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal as to Count 3 of the indictment charging him with armed robbery of Chris Burnette. Cottingham argues that because Burnette did not testify, there was insufficient evidence to show that Burnette had a reasonable apprehension that an offensive weapon was being used…
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