Legal Opinion

Caldwell v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 6, 1983No. 66145PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sognier, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of kidnapping and simple assault, but appeals only his conviction of kidnapping. He appeals (1) on the general grounds, and also contends the trial court erred (2) by admitting certain photographs without a proper foundation as to relevance; (3) by denying his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal as to the armed robbery charge of which he was later acquitted by the jury, as this caused the jury to compromise and find him guilty on the kidnapping charge; (4) by incorrectly defining false imprisonment in the charge to the jury; (5) by giving the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. Franklin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  4. Gober v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  5. Kelly v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Callahan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  2. Coleman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  3. Albert v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  4. Hadden v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  5. Isbell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986

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