Legal Opinion
Robinson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 22, 1991No. S91G0946PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Chief Justice.
Petitioner Karzell Robinson, Jr. was convicted of two counts of armed robbery. His convictions were affirmed by a majority of the Court of Appeals. Robinson v. State, 199 Ga. App. 368 (405 SE2d 101) (1991). We granted certiorari to determine whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that petitioner was not entitled to a charge on the law of circumstantial evidence.
The victims were robbed at gunpoint by two men, one of whom was wearing a red satin jacket with white lettering across the front. While driving in her car a short time later, one of the victims observed the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Whittington v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Horne v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
- Terrell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
- Stanley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
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3Cited by80 opinions
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- Stubbs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- Burris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Barner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
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