Legal Opinion

McClain v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 21, 2011No. A11A1102PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Dillard, Judge.

Following trial, a jury convicted Damion McClain on two counts of armed robbery and one count of obstruction of a law-enforcement officer. McClain appeals his convictions and the denial of his motion for new trial, arguing that the trial court erred in allowing inadmissible hearsay testimony into evidence. For the reasons set forth infra, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s guilty verdict, 1 the evidence shows that at around noon on November 11, 2005, McClain put on a ski mask, walked into a discount retail store that was located across the street from…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Goolsby v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  3. United States v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
  4. Hammock v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  5. In the Interest of C. G.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Smoot v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  2. Ebony Smoot v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  3. Grovner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  4. Nathaniel Grovner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012

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