Legal Opinion

Baker v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 22, 2002No. A01A2342PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge.

Evidence showed that Stanley Baker beat a male victim, forced him at gunpoint to give his car keys to an accomplice, and coerced him and a female victim to leave with Baker and two cohorts in that vehicle. The questions on appeal are (1) whether this evidence sufficed to sustain robbery and kidnapping convictions, and (2) whether the court erred in refusing to allow Baker to present detailed evidence that Baker had participated in a legal investigation that caused the loss of the female victim’s father’s job. Discerning no error, we affirm.

The evidence showed that Baker, upset…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Milam v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  3. Metts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  4. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  5. Shaw v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  2. Haupt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  3. Ward v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  4. Clanton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  5. Marvin Sanchez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2020

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