Legal Opinion

Brazile v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 19, 1982No. 64923Published

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Chief Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction for armed robbery. Held:

1. Defendant asserts the general grounds, arguing that because of his testimony that he was coerced by others into committing the robbery, he had no criminal intent. The defense of coercion rested solely on the credibility of defendant’s uncorroborated testimony which was decided adversely to him by the jury’s verdict. The other evidence was amply sufficient to authorize a rational jury to find defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560).

2. Error is…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Fowler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  3. Campbell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978

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