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Harris v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Mar 16, 1979
254 S.E.2d 518 (Ga. Ct. App. 1979)

Opinion

57125.

SUBMITTED JANUARY 16, 1979.

DECIDED MARCH 16, 1979.

Forgery. Fulton Superior Court. Before Judge Holt.

J. Douglas Willix, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, R. Andrew Weathers, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.


Michael Harris was convicted of forgery in the first degree and sentenced to serve five years. He moved for a new trial asserting the general grounds. He brings this appeal enumerating as error the denial of his motion for new trial still arguing the general grounds. Held:

In substance Harris argues that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the findings of guilt. The only real issue was whether at the time Harris presented the check for encasement, Harris knew that the check had been forged and whether Harris intended to defraud the victim.

As to the general grounds, this court is bound by the "any evidence" rule and must accept the state's version of the evidence, as was done by the jury and the trial judge. Rhodes v. State, 239 Ga. 257, 259 ( 236 S.E.2d 609); Dunn v. State, 141 Ga. App. 853 (1) ( 234 S.E.2d 687). The evidence of the single issue was in conflict, the jury resolved the issue against the appellant, and the evidence adequately supports the verdict of the jury. Griffin v. State, 237 Ga. 532 ( 228 S.E.2d 908). The trial court properly denied the motion for new trial based on the general grounds.

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

SUBMITTED JANUARY 16, 1979 — DECIDED MARCH 16, 1979.


Summaries of

Harris v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Mar 16, 1979
254 S.E.2d 518 (Ga. Ct. App. 1979)
Case details for

Harris v. State

Case Details

Full title:HARRIS v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Mar 16, 1979

Citations

254 S.E.2d 518 (Ga. Ct. App. 1979)
149 Ga. App. 374

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