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Dixon v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jan 10, 1984
313 S.E.2d 752 (Ga. Ct. App. 1984)

Opinion

66829.

DECIDED JANUARY 10, 1984.

Burglary. Fulton Superior Court. Before Judge Langford.

J. Douglas Willix, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, Richard E. Hicks, John M. Turner, Jr., Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.


Appellant was convicted of burglary and appeals on the general grounds.

Appellant was observed by a police officer parked illegally, and the officer approached to investigate. Appellant drove off with the officer in pursuit; appellant stopped the car in the middle of the street after a short distance, and he and his two passengers jumped out of the car and ran. Appellant was apprehended, and volunteered the information that his two passengers had burglarized a nearby apartment. An investigation disclosed that the apartment of Kelley Dunn had been burglarized, with entry made by removing the rear door from its hinges. Although appellant denied participation in the burglary, he led the police officer directly to a storage room where the items stolen from Dunn's apartment had been hidden.

We find the evidence sufficient to support the verdict. Although appellant denied participation in the burglary, the weight of the evidence and the credibility of witnesses are questions for the triers of fact. Miller v. State, 163 Ga. App. 889, 890 (1) ( 296 S.E.2d 182) (1982). We also find the evidence sufficient to meet the standards of proof set forth in Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560) (1979).

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

DECIDED JANUARY 10, 1984.


Summaries of

Dixon v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jan 10, 1984
313 S.E.2d 752 (Ga. Ct. App. 1984)
Case details for

Dixon v. State

Case Details

Full title:DIXON v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Jan 10, 1984

Citations

313 S.E.2d 752 (Ga. Ct. App. 1984)
169 Ga. App. 488