Legal Opinion

Jordan v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 9, 1994No. A94A1260PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Beasley, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon (OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (2)), one upon Rocky Wright and the other upon Wright’s two-year-old daughter Kenishia. The trial court denied appellant’s motion for new trial.

On June 27, 1992, appellant was a visitor at the residence of Veronica Colbert. They had dated for approximately 11 years but had just broken up. He is the father of one of her children. On the evening in question, she had a date with another man. When her date arrived at approximately 8:00 p.m., appellant followed her to the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  3. Hurt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  4. Porter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  5. Collins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Dunagan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  2. Goforth v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  3. Matthews v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Merneigh v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  5. Helton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995

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