Legal Opinion

Abernathy v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 3, 1994No. A94A1276PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was charged, via indictment, with burglary and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The evidence at a jury trial shows the following: The victim reported a burglary of his family homeplace after he “saw this brown station wagon sitting in the drive; and . . . noticed [defendant] coming in and out of the bushes with his arms loaded. . . . [T]he rear of the station wagon was open, and [de*365fendant] was placing items in there.” Officer Johnny Richards of the Gordon County Sheriff’s Department responded and found “a station wagon car backed up to the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Ponder v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  3. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
  4. Bankston v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  5. Meders v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  2. Tate v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. Cothran v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  4. Foster v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  5. Wilcher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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