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Castle v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jan 14, 1983
299 S.E.2d 424 (Ga. Ct. App. 1983)

Opinion

64921.

DECIDED JANUARY 14, 1983.

Armed robbery, etc. Fulton Superior Court. Before Judge Jenrette.

J. Russell Mayer, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, Benjamin H. Oehlert III, Harvey Moskowitz, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.


Appellant was convicted of armed robbery and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He appeals on the general grounds.

The evidence disclosed that on the evening of January 2, 1982, Anne Eason, a clerk at a Majik Market in Atlanta, Georgia, was robbed at gunpoint. Ms. Eason called the police and while talking to them she observed the robber enter a Mark Inn Motel next door to the Majik Market. The police apprehended appellant in a room with two other men. Eason went to the motel and identified appellant positively as the person who robbed her. The pistol used in the robbery and a pair of sunglasses appellant was wearing at the time of the robbery were found in appellant's jacket, which was lying on the bed in the motel room. Money taken in the robbery was also found in appellant's possession.

Such evidence is sufficient to support the verdict and meet the requirements of Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560).

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

DECIDED JANUARY 14, 1983.


Summaries of

Castle v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jan 14, 1983
299 S.E.2d 424 (Ga. Ct. App. 1983)
Case details for

Castle v. State

Case Details

Full title:CASTLE v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Jan 14, 1983

Citations

299 S.E.2d 424 (Ga. Ct. App. 1983)
165 Ga. App. 128

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