Goolsby v. State

2 Citing cases

  1. Williams v. State

    299 S.E.2d 402 (Ga. Ct. App. 1983)   Cited 17 times

    Thus, as the evidence introduced did not demand a verdict of not guilty, and there was some evidence which would support the finding of the jury (see Brittain v. State, 41 Ga. App. 577 (2) ( 153 S.E. 622); Davis v. State, 46 Ga. App. 732 (1) ( 169 S.E. 203); Gragg v. State, 74 Ga. App. 719 ( 41 S.E.2d 274)), the trial court did not err in denying defendant's motion for directed verdict. Smith v. State, 155 Ga. App. 657 (3), supra; see also: Burnett v. State, 137 Ga. App. 183 ( 223 S.E.2d 232); Goolsby v. State, 146 Ga. App. 17 (1) ( 245 S.E.2d 354); Webb v.State, 154 Ga. App. 395 (1) ( 268 S.E.2d 438); Middlebrooks v. State, 156 Ga. App. 319 (1) ( 274 S.E.2d 643). 2. During voir dire, defendant's counsel asked a potential juror: "Have you got any fixed opinions in your mind as to whether or not our criminal system works? ... Do you feel that criminals generally get treated too leniently?

  2. Jones v. State

    288 S.E.2d 795 (Ga. Ct. App. 1982)   Cited 15 times
    In Jones, supra at 623, the accusation recited on its face that appellant was "`advised... of his constitutional rights.

    "Under the evidence before the [trial] court . . . there was a sufficient showing [by the state] that [Jones] had been represented by counsel, had been advised of his rights with reference to entering the plea and that he had freely and voluntarily entered same with the advice of counsel." Goolsby v. State, 146 Ga. App. 17, 19 ( 245 S.E.2d 354) (1978); see State v. Germany, 245 Ga. 326 ( 265 S.E.2d 13) (1980). Therefore, the trial court did not err in sentencing Jones as a recidivist pursuant to Code Ann. ยง 27-2511.