Legal Opinion

Harris v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 16, 1979No. 57125PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Judge.

Michael Harris was convicted of forgery in the first degree and sentenced to serve five years. He moved for a new trial asserting the general grounds. He brings this appeal enumerating as error the denial of his motion for new trial still arguing the general grounds. Held:

In substance Harris argues that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the findings of guilt. The only real issue was whether at the time Harris presented the check for encashment, Harris knew that the check had been forged and whether Harris intended to defraud the victim.

As to the general grounds, this…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Dunn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  2. Griffin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. Rhodes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  2. Bairentine v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  3. Logan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

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