Legal Opinion

Hall v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 8, 1980No. 59963PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Judge.

Burglary. Young Hall was convicted of burglary and sentenced to serve three years. The facts supporting the conviction are totally circumstantial. The evidence shows without dispute that the victim’s house was entered unlawfully and several items larcenously taken therefrom. The burglary took place sometime between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Physical evidence showed three sets of footprints leading away from the victim’s home across the back yard into adjacent woods. These tracks lead about a mile and a half up a logging road to the edge of Hall’s yard, where the grass…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
  2. Woodall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. Taylor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  4. Coker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1930
  5. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1928

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  5. In the Interest of A.G., a ChildCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2020

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