Legal Opinion

Anson v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 5, 1989No. 46990PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bell, Justice.

The appellant, Lonnie Ray Anson, was convicted of malice mur*472der, armed robbery, and motor-vehicle theft. The trial court sentenced Anson to life imprisonment for murder, and to consecutive twenty-year and ten-year terms of imprisonment for armed robbery and motor-vehicle theft respectively.1 Anson now appeals, contending that the evidence is insufficient to support his convictions; that, under the facts of this case, armed robbery is a lesser-included offense of malice murder and motor-vehicle theft is a lesser-included offense of armed robbery; and that therefore his…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
  3. Hoerner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  4. Holt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  5. Hawes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Fonseca v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  2. Fonseca v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994

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