Legal Opinion

Cowan v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 21, 2000No. A99A1627PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Phipps, Judge.

A jury found Anthony Lamar Cowan guilty of two counts of armed robbery, two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. The trial court sentenced him to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment for the armed robberies and to concurrent five-year sentences for each of the remaining crimes. After the trial judge denied Cowan’s motion for new trial, he appealed, contesting the jury selection process, the sufficiency of the evidence, the admission of certain evidence, a photographic lineup procedure, the…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  4. Chapel v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  5. Tarvestad v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Hamilton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  2. Mangum v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  3. Boone v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  4. Turner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  5. Allen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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