Legal Opinion

Alford v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 7, 2008No. A08A1340PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Dave Alford, Jr., appeals his conviction of theft by shoplifting 1 and contends that (1) the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict, (2) the trial court erred by correcting minor errors in the jury charge without noting the changes in the record, and (3) the trial court erred in charging the jury on party to a crime without such language being in the indictment. We find no merit to Alford’s contentions and affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to support the verdict, and…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Eady v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. Byrum v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  4. Stinchcomb v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  5. Taylor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Wallace v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  2. Grady v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  3. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  4. Terrell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010

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