Legal Opinion

Walker v. the State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 29, 2014No. A14A1252PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DOYLE, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Furman Walker appeals from his conviction of armed robbery 1 and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. 2 He contends that the trial court erred because (1) the evidence was insufficient to support the guilty verdict, (2) the indictment failed to allege an essential element of the crime and was therefore void, and (3) he received ineffective assistance of counsel. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict and an appellant no…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  4. Fuller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  5. Rankin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Pyatt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  2. Gipson v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  3. HARVEY v. the STATE.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2018
  4. State v. HeathSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  5. Lynch v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2018

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