Legal Opinion
Christian v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 9, 1989No. 77844PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Defendant, convicted of aggravated assault (OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (2) and (c)), Count 2, and possession of a firearm during commission of a felony (OCGA § 16-11-106 (b) (1)), Count 3, appeals.
Viewing the evidence with every inference and presumption in favor of the verdict, Thomas v. State, 173 Ga. App. 810, 812 (2) (328 SE2d 422) (1985), it shows that on January 4, 1986, defendant’s sister-in-law called the police to report a domestic dispute between defendant and her sister, his common-law wife, and that defendant had a gun. Upon arriving at the apartment, Officer Hicks found…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Rummel v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Gates v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
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3Cited by7 opinions
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