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Woodall v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Oct 6, 1981
285 S.E.2d 210 (Ga. Ct. App. 1981)

Opinion

62635.

DECIDED OCTOBER 6, 1981.

Aggravated assault. Fulton Superior Court. Before Judge Weltner.

Lawrence L. Washburn III, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, Carole E. Wall, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.


The defendant appeals his convictions on two counts — one for aggravated assault with intent to rob and the second for aggravated assault. Held:

The sole basis for reversal urged on appeal concerns the sufficiency of the evidence. From an examination of the transcript, according to the defendant and one of his witnesses, he was not present at the scene of the attempted robbery; while, on the other hand, the state's witness positively identified him. Applying the standard of Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560), a rational trier of fact could have found the defendant guilty of the offenses charged beyond a reasonable doubt.

Judgment affirmed. McMurray, P. J., and Pope, J., concur.


DECIDED OCTOBER 6, 1981.


Summaries of

Woodall v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Oct 6, 1981
285 S.E.2d 210 (Ga. Ct. App. 1981)
Case details for

Woodall v. State

Case Details

Full title:WOODALL v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Oct 6, 1981

Citations

285 S.E.2d 210 (Ga. Ct. App. 1981)
159 Ga. App. 832

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