Jackson v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Chief Judge.
Sandy Jackson was convicted of burglary and sentenced to twenty years with ten to serve. He brings this appeal enumerating five asserted trial errors. Held:
1. Four of the five errors deal with the sufficiency of the evidence. The only evidence connecting Jackson to the burglary involved *139a single thumb print appearing upon an envelope found at the scene of the burglary. The evidence that the thumb print was that of Jackson is not in dispute.
The State offered evidence that a young woman lived in the burgled apartment up until about two months before the burglary occurred.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Barnett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Wright v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Parrish v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
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