Legal Opinion

Porter v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 15, 1988No. 77146PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Banke, Presiding Judge.

The appellant, Willie Porter, was convicted of armed robbery. This is the second appearance of the case before this court. In Porter v. State, 182 Ga. App. 624 (356 SE2d 703) (1987), we determined that the appellant was entitled to a new trial due to an erroneous jury instruction. The retrial resulted in another guilty verdict, and Porter again appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial.

The victim testified that at approximately 11:00 p.m. on the night of October 14,1985, he drove his van to a neighborhood bank to use the teller machine and that as he…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  3. Porter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  4. Bacon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Norris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
  2. Sorrells v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  3. Cox v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  4. Rhodes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  5. Rodriguez v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1995

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