Legal Opinion
Banks v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 16, 1980No. 36170PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bowles, Justice.
John M. Banks was indicted for the murder of Angela Wilson, and for two counts of aggravated assault against Rhonda Hightower and Monica Ward. Following verdicts of guilty he was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder and ten years on each aggravated assault charge. His motion for new trial was denied and he appeals to this court.
We affirm.
1. Appellant contends, based on general grounds, that the verdicts are contrary to the evidence and without evidence to support them. His contention in that respect is totally without merit. The evidence at trial showed that three…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
- Moody v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
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3Cited by14 opinions
- James Lee Spencer v. Walter D. Zant, Superintendent, Georgia Diagnostic & Classification CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Wallace v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Buttrum v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Stowe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
- People v. SchwartzAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
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