Legal Opinion

Wright v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 19, 1996No. A95A2352PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

Bennett Wright was convicted of theft by receiving stolen property. He appeals the court’s judgment of conviction and the denial of his motion for new trial. For reasons which follow, we affirm.

Viewed in a light to support the verdict, the evidence at trial showed that a refrigerator and stove were stolen from a mobile home owned by Ranch Park Mobile Homes. The police eventually found the refrigerator and stove at the home of Wayne Nutt. Nutt told a police officer that he met Wright at the home of a friend, Charles Black, who was Wright’s neighbor, and that Wright asked him if…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Wallin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  5. Camsler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Jenkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  2. Norman v. AultSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  3. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  4. Perkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  5. Mondy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997

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