Legal Opinion

Rudison v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 13, 2013No. A13A0510PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McFadden, Judge.

James Rudison was convicted of several offenses stemming from a home invasion — armed robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. He appeals. As detailed below, we find that there was sufficient evidence to support the convictions, that Rudison did not receive ineffective assistance of counsel, and that the trial court did not err in instructing the jury to continue deliberations after the jury had informed the court that it could not reach an agreement. Accordingly, we affirm.

1. Sufficiency of the evidence.

Rudison…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. Pruitt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  4. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  5. Mayfield v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003

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3Cited by4 opinions

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  4. Heard v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015

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