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Gresham v. State

Citations

  • 541 S.E.2d 679
  • 246 Ga. App. 705
  • 2000 Fulton County D. Rep. 4455
  • 2000 Ga. App. LEXIS 1333

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • eyewitness’ description of perpetrator seen entering neighbor’s vehicle was direct evidence of guilt under OCGA § 16-8-18
  • “[W]e have no legal yardstick by which we can ordinarily determine what in a given case is a reasonable hypothesis, save the opinion of twelve upright and intelligent jurors.”
  • criminal conviction can be based on an eyewitness’s general description of the perpetrator
  • witness’ description of perpetrator that matched defendant’s appearance constituted direct evidence of guilt

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Judges: Mikell, Pope, Miller

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