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McGahee v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jan 9, 1980
265 S.E.2d 373 (Ga. Ct. App. 1980)

Opinion

58988.

ARGUED NOVEMBER 6, 1979.

DECIDED JANUARY 9, 1980.

Theft by taking, etc. Fulton Superior Court. Before Judge Fryer.

Vernon S. Pitts, Jr., Michael E. Hancock, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, Benjamin H. Oehlert, III, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.


Joseph McGahee was tried and convicted of impersonating an officer and theft by taking. He brings this appeal asserting the general grounds.

After reviewing the entire record, "`we find that a rational trier of fact could reasonably have found from the evidence adduced at trial proof of guilt of the defendant beyond a reasonable doubt.' [Cit.]" Brown v. State, 152 Ga. App. 144 (1979). The evaluation of explanations is solely a jury question. James v. State, 150 Ga. App. 357 ( 258 S.E.2d 39) (1979).

Judgment affirmed. Shulman and Carley, JJ., concur.


ARGUED NOVEMBER 6, 1979 — DECIDED JANUARY 9, 1980.


Summaries of

McGahee v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jan 9, 1980
265 S.E.2d 373 (Ga. Ct. App. 1980)
Case details for

McGahee v. State

Case Details

Full title:McGAHEE v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Jan 9, 1980

Citations

265 S.E.2d 373 (Ga. Ct. App. 1980)
265 S.E.2d 373