Legal Opinion

Thomas v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 4, 1985No. 70404PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of aggravated assault and burglary. He appeals.

Evidence was adduced at trial to establish that appellant made an unauthorized entry into the apartment of Ms. Linda Wright while she was at home. Appellant grabbed Ms. Wright and threatened her with a knife. As she struggled with him, appellant choked her by twisting her shirt around her neck. He stabbed her with the knife and pulled her through a window of the apartment. They continued to struggle, and appellant eventually fled. Ms. Wright subsequently identified appellant’s picture in a photographic…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  2. Rivers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  3. Messer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  4. Munsford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  5. Cooper v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Dudley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  2. Preston v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  3. Loden v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  4. Busbee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  5. Lazenby v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987

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