Legal Opinion

Brown v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 5, 2009No. A09A0244Published

1Opinion of the Court

Bernes, Judge.

Shajarvis Brown was tried by a jury and convicted on seven counts of armed robbery. He appeals, arguing that the trial court erred by denying his motion for mistrial following the introduction of improper character evidence and by denying his request to charge on mere association. We find no error and affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979); Spragg v. State, 292 Ga. App. 37, 38 (1) (663 SE2d 389) (2008). So viewed, the evidence…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Goldsby v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  3. Appling v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  4. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  5. Morgan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007

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