Legal Opinion
Austin v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 6, 2007No. A07A0507PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Judge.
A Houston County jury found Shon Robert Austin guilty of false imprisonment, OCGA § 16-5-41; kidnapping, OCGA § 16-5-40; and battery, OCGA § 16-5-23.1. Austin appeals pro se from the order denying his motion for new trial, challenging, among other things, the sufficiency of the evidence, the admission of certain evidence, the conduct of the prosecutor, and the effectiveness of his trial counsel. Finding no error, we affirm.
Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, 1 the record reveals the following relevant evidence. On July 31, 2005, a police officer arrested…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Dingler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Grier v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
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3Cited by11 opinions
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