Legal Opinion

Harris v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 1, 2011No. A11A0806PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mikell, Judge.

Following.a jury trial in the Superior Court of Clayton County, Rico Montez Harris was convicted of two counts of armed robbery, four counts of aggravated assault and two counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime. Harris challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, arguing that he was improperly convicted on the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice. Because we find that the accomplice testimony was sufficiently corroborated, we affirm Harris’s convictions.

“On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be construed in a light most favorable…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Livingston v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  3. Matthews v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  4. Hillman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  5. Givens v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997

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3Cited by4 opinions

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  3. Barnes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  4. Billy Barnes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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