Legal Opinion
Littlejohn v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 8, 2013No. A12A2456PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Presiding Judge.
Following a jury trial, Daniel Kirk Littlejohn was convicted of burglary (OCGA § 16-7-1 (a) (2009)), theft by taking (OCGA § 16-8-2), and second degree criminal damage to property (OCGA § 16-7-23 (a) (1)). Littlejohn filed a motion for new trial, which the trial court denied. On appeal, Littlejohn contends that the trial court erred (i) in denying his Batson1 challenge; (ii) in intimating an opinion as to the credibility of a witness and his guilt; (iii) in admitting similar transaction evidence without conducting a Uniform Superior Court Rule (“USCR”) 31.3 hearing;…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Purkett v. ElemSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Pruitt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
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3Cited by26 opinions
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