Legal Opinion

Brinson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 17, 2000No. A00A0217PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge.

A jury rejected Kelvin Brinson’s coercion defense and found him guilty of robbery by intimidation and kidnapping, as a lesser included offense to armed robbery, while acquitting him of separate charges of armed robbery and kidnapping. On appeal, his sole enumeration of error urges the general grounds. We affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict and do not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility but only determine whether the evidence is sufficient.

Viewed in such light, the evidence shows that Brinson…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Burns v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
  3. Aleman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Manning v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Graham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Blocker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  2. Edwards v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  3. Bowe v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  4. Palmer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  5. Hines v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011

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