Legal Opinion

Shannon v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 4, 2002No. A02A1683PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Andrews, Presiding Judge.

Melissa Channelle Shannon was found guilty by a jury of theft of lost or mislaid property. She appeals claiming the evidence was insufficient to support the guilty verdict, that her waiver of Fourth Amendment rights as a condition of probation was unlawfully coerced, and that the trial court erred by ordering restitution without making required findings. We find the evidence was sufficient and find no coercion in Shannon’s waiver of Fourth Amendment rights as a condition of probation. As to restitution, the trial court erred by failing to hold a restitution hearing…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Slater v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  4. Nobles v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  5. Hermann v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Steele v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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