Legal Opinion

Fernandez v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 23, 2003No. A03A2476PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ellington, Judge.

A Muscogee County jury convicted Mark Fernandez of two counts of armed robbery, OCGA § 16-8-41; attempted armed robbery, OCGA § 16-4-1 (criminal attempt); and three counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, OCGA § 16-11-106. Following the denial of his motion for new trial, Fernandez appeals, contending the trial court erred in admitting hearsay evidence and evidence of bad character and in commenting on the evidence. Finding no error, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution, 1 the record shows the following. At about 2:45…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
  3. Phagan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  4. Hansley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  5. Frazier v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Goodrum v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  2. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  3. Nettles v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005

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