Leonard v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Quillian, Chief Judge.
The defendant, Gene Leonard, was found guilty of the offense of robbery. He entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. The evidence showed that on the morning of July 3,1979, he entered the Village Inn Restaurant in Manchester, Georgia, wearing only shorts and tennis shoes. One witness described his entrance as “not quietly like most customers, but making a lot of noise asking for a body drink, and he tosses a coin over the counter behind the serving line ... He was attracting attention to himself... and the minute he opened the door he started yelling . . .…
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2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Morgan v. BellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
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