Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 4, 1996No. A95A2827PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Beasley, Chief Judge.

An accusation was returned against Jones charging him with various counts of DUI in violation of OCGA § 40-6-391 (a) (1) [less safe to drive] and (a) (4) [unlawful blood-alcohol level], arising from incidents on April 3, April 14, and June 15, 1991. The jury found him guilty on all counts. He appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial on the general grounds.

1. At the outset, we reject the State’s argument that Jones is precluded from challenging the sufficiency of the evidence on appeal because he failed to challenge it during trial, such as by moving…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Drake v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  2. Stinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  3. Hill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  4. Phillips v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  5. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  3. Mubarak v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  5. Brantley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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