Legal Opinion

Scoggins v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 19, 1980No. 60384PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Judge.

Appellant brings this appeal from his convictions of three counts of arson in the second degree, one count of criminal attempt to commit arson in the second degree, and two counts of motor vehicle theft.

1. In his first enumeration of error appellant contends that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support his convictions. Appellant asserts that the evidence instead clearly supported his defense of insanity, and that the prosecution failed to offer evidence corroborating appellant’s written confession.

We do not find these contentions to be supported by the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Spano v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. Blackburn v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. Fikes v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  5. Gates v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Dukes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  2. Lloyd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  3. Hicks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

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