Legal Opinion

Rann v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 5, 1987No. 74308PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Chief Judge.

Arthur Keith Rann was convicted of three offenses of burglary and one of possession of tools used for the commission of crime. He was sentenced to 65 years as a recidivist but with the last 15 years on probation. He brings this appeal enumerating four asserted errors, one dealing with the sufficiency of the evidence and three with the charge of the court. Held:

1. The evidence in this case, though connecting Rann to the several crimes primarily by circumstantial evidence, clearly established the commission of the three burglaries with personal property taken from the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Joyner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
  3. Rivers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  4. Williamson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  5. Gibbons v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Lovell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  2. Thaxton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  3. Davidson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  4. Laney v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  5. Howard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988

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