Legal Opinion

Brown v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 4, 1985No. 70574, 70575PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Judge.

Appellants were jointly indicted and tried before a jury on charges of burglary. Guilty verdicts were returned and judgments of conviction and sentences were entered thereon. Appellants’ motions for new trial were denied and they appeal. The sole enumeration of error raised by each appellant is the sufficiency of the evidence. They contend that their convictions are based solely upon insufficient fingerprint evidence. Because the identical issue is presented for review, the two appeals will be resolved in this single opinion.

“ ‘To warrant a conviction based solely on fingerprint…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Anthony v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
  2. Barnett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  3. Vaughn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  4. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  5. Jeffares v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Tyler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  2. Hutchinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  3. Baxter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  4. Moon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  5. Reid v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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