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Brigman v. State

Citations

  • 639 S.E.2d 359
  • 282 Ga. App. 481
  • 2006 Fulton County D. Rep. 3665
  • 2006 Ga. App. LEXIS 1409

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  • holding that testimony of victim alone, coupled with the evidence surrounding the hours-long detention in one room, amply supported the jury’s conviction on the charge of false imprisonment
  • holding that testimony of victim alone, coupled with the evidence surrounding the hours-long detention in one room, amply supported the jury’s conviction on the charge of false imprisonment
  • finding no ineffective assistance where trial counsel testified he chose not to pursue other witnesses as a matter of strategy
  • finding no ineffective assistance where trial counsel testified he chose not to pursue other witnesses as a matter of strategy
  • admission of similar transaction evidence will be upheld on appeal unless the trial court has abused its discretion
  • testimony of a single witness was sufficient to establish appellant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt of aggravated assault

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Judges: Adams, Blackburn, Mikell

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