Legal Opinion

Cornish v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 22, 1996No. A95A1979PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Thelbert Bernard Cornish was convicted of two counts of robbery in violation of OCGA § 16-8-40. He enumerates three errors.

The evidence at trial revealed the following: Patricia Lewis, a bank customer, testified that she saw a black man enter the bank. After he bent down and placed a mask on his face, he jumped over the counter and removed money from several tellers’ drawers. He put the money in a black bag and left, removing his mask as he exited.

After the robbery, Lewis left town for several days. While she was unloading her car upon her return, she saw the same…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Ponder v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  3. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  4. Mims v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  5. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Marshall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  2. Livery v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  4. Burks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  5. Bolden v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997

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