Legal Opinion

Adams v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 22, 2008No. A08A1112PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Phipps, Judge.

Anson Adams appeals his convictions for aggravated assault and for the felony of fleeing and attempting to elude the police, arguing that the evidence at his jury trial was insufficient and that the indictment failed to sufficiently allege aggravated assault and thus was fatally defective. Finding no error, we affirm.

The trial evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, 1 showed that on the night of October 12, 2006, Adams consumed alcoholic beverages at a charity event. Afterward, he drove to a nightclub, parked his vehicle, but then decided to go home. While…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. State v. EubanksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  2. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  3. Smith v. HardrickSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  4. Dunagan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  5. Hester v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Campbell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  2. Gordon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  3. LIZANA v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  4. State v. AustinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  5. State v. HoodCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010

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