Legal Opinion

Brackett v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 15, 1977No. 54085PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Been, Presiding Judge.

1. The appellant was positively identified by the victim as the one who snatched her purse; he was positively identified by an eyewitness who chased the snatcher. The appellant was apprehended a short time and distance from the scene of the crime. The appellant took the stand in his own defense and denied perpetration of the crime. The question of the appellant’s guilt under these facts was for the jury and the evidence supports the verdict. Smith v. State, 128 Ga. App. 823 (198 SE2d 323).

2. The appellant enumerates as error the introduction into evidence, after a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Goodwin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  3. Barnes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Hack v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  2. Mobley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  3. Taylor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992

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