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Hill v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jan 4, 1983
299 S.E.2d 108 (Ga. Ct. App. 1983)

Summary

holding that evidence that the defendant was found in possession of vehicle stolen six days prior was sufficient to sustain conviction regardless of lack of direct evidence of defendant's taking of vehicle

Summary of this case from Thornton v. State

Opinion

65282.

DECIDED JANUARY 4, 1983.

Burglary. Fulton Superior Court. Before Judge Daniel.

Willie E. Hill, pro se. Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


Defendant was convicted of burglary and sentenced to serve 12 years. Defendant appeals. Held:

It appears that neither an enumeration of errors nor brief has been filed in this case in accordance with Rule 27 (a) and Rule 14 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals of Georgia adopted February 23, 1981, effective September 1, 1981, after due notice by our order dated October 12, 1982, directing that an enumeration of errors and brief be filed not later than 4:30 p. m., October 18, 1982, or the appeal would be subject to dismissal under Rule 27 (a) and Rule 14 of this court. See Johnson v. State, 157 Ga. App. 211 ( 276 S.E.2d 913); Talley v. State, 160 Ga. App. 114 ( 289 S.E.2d 321).

Nevertheless, we have examined the record and transcript and found no errors prejudicial to the defendant's rights. A rational trier of fact (the trial judge without the intervention of a jury in the case sub judice) could reasonably have found from the evidence adduced at trial proof of the guilt of the defendant beyond a reasonable doubt of the offense of burglary. Sanders v. State, 246 Ga. 42 (1) ( 268 S.E.2d 628); Anderson v. State, 248 Ga. 682, 683 ( 285 S.E.2d 533).

Judgment affirmed. Banke and Birdsong, JJ., concur.

DECIDED JANUARY 4, 1983.


Summaries of

Hill v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jan 4, 1983
299 S.E.2d 108 (Ga. Ct. App. 1983)

holding that evidence that the defendant was found in possession of vehicle stolen six days prior was sufficient to sustain conviction regardless of lack of direct evidence of defendant's taking of vehicle

Summary of this case from Thornton v. State
Case details for

Hill v. State

Case Details

Full title:HILL v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Jan 4, 1983

Citations

299 S.E.2d 108 (Ga. Ct. App. 1983)
165 Ga. App. 51

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