Legal Opinion

Moore v. the State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 1, 2017No. A16A2088PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bethel, Judge.

Vincent Tyrone Moore appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial. Moore argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction for false imprisonment and that the trial court erred in sentencing him for two counts of armed robbery where both counts arose from a single transaction involving a single victim. Because the evidence is sufficient to support his conviction for false imprisonment, we affirm. But we vacate Moore’s armed robbery conviction with respect to Count 3 because Moore could be convicted of and sentenced for only one robbery.

“On appeal, the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  3. Creecy v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  4. Culver v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Bland v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994

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3Cited by8 opinions

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