Legal Opinion

Thomas v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 20, 2005No. A05A0796PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Chief Judge.

A jury found Stanley Rico Thomas guilty of armed robbery, two counts of aggravated assault, and three counts of possessing a firearm during the commission of a felony. On appeal, Thomas challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. Thomas also contends that the trial court erred in admitting certain evidence and that he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel. For reasons that follow, we find Thomas’s allegations of error lack merit, and we affirm.

1. On appeal from a criminal conviction, “[w]e view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, and…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Reddick v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  2. Dye v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  3. Buchanan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  4. Houston v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  5. Herndon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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3Cited by15 opinions

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