Legal Opinion

Lewis v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 20, 1981No. 61863PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Chief Judge.

The defendant appeals his conviction of the offense of burglary. Held:

1. The trial court did not err in admitting into evidence four flashlight batteries found inside the burglarized premises. A police officer responding to a silent burglar alarm at the Glass Oil Co., Albany, Georgia, heard a continuing noise inside the building. As he went around a corner of the building and pointed his flashlight down the side of the building, he saw the defendant approximately one foot from a hole that had been made in the side of the building. He yelled: “Halt!” The defendant ran and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Alexander v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  2. Connell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
  3. Marshall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  4. Bonner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
  5. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Ford Motor Co. v. StubblefieldCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  2. Santone v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  3. Bearden v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  4. Gene Thompson Lumber Co. Inc. v. Davis Parmer Lumber Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  5. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Coastal Transmission Service, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1983

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