Legal Opinion

Garmon v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 18, 2012No. A12A1368PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McFadden, Judge.

After a jury trial, John Lamar Garmon was convicted of aggravated battery, burglary, and criminal attempt to commit armed robbery. As detailed below, we find that the evidence was sufficient to authorize Garmon’s convictions and the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying his motion to sever his trial from that of his co-defendant, Eddie Dodd. Accordingly, we affirm.

1. Garmon challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. On appeal, “the relevant question is whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Clay v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  3. Porter v. FelkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  4. Butler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  5. Owen v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996

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3Cited by3 opinions

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