Legal Opinion

Bankston v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 30, 1979No. 57587PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Judge.

The appellant appeals from his conviction of aggravated assault and kidnapping. We affirm.

1. Appellant raises the general grounds in his first enumeration of error. The evidence shows, and the jury was authorized to find, that the appellant accosted the victim with a knife, forced his way into her car and compelled her at knifepoint to drive several blocks before she escaped. In passing upon the general grounds enumerated on appeal, this court can determine only the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict. The weight of the evidence is for the jury. Raymond v. State,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  2. Patterson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. Spaulding v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  4. Wilson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  5. Thornton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  2. Callaham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  3. Bolton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  4. Anthony Callaham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012

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