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Brown v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jul 14, 1992
421 S.E.2d 340 (Ga. Ct. App. 1992)

Opinion

A92A1200.

DECIDED JULY 14, 1992.

Aggravated assault, etc. Bulloch Superior Court. Before Judge Neville.

Johnston Brannen, Sam L. Brannen, Jack B. Williamson, Jr., for appellant.

Rene J. Martin III, District Attorney, for appellee.


Appellant/defendant Cecil Claude Brown appeals his conviction for two counts of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. In his sole enumeration of error, defendant contends that the State failed to establish venue.

It was established at defendant's trial held in Statesboro, which is located in Bulloch County, that the events leading to defendant's arrest and subsequent conviction occurred at a place called Bubba's located on 301 South just outside the Statesboro city limits. This court will take judicial notice that Statesboro is centrally located in Bulloch County and that locations just outside the city limits would therefore be located in Bulloch County. See Jackson v. State, 177 Ga. App. 718 ( 341 S.E.2d 274) (1986); Williams v. State, 162 Ga. App. 680 (1) ( 292 S.E.2d 560) (1982).

In this case venue was not contested at trial and therefore slight proof of venue is sufficient. Jackson, 177 Ga. App. at 719. The evidence discussed above was sufficient to allow a rational trier of fact to determine that venue was proper in Bulloch County. Id.

Judgment affirmed. Carley, P. J., and Johnson, J., concur.


DECIDED JULY 14, 1992.


Summaries of

Brown v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jul 14, 1992
421 S.E.2d 340 (Ga. Ct. App. 1992)
Case details for

Brown v. State

Case Details

Full title:BROWN v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Jul 14, 1992

Citations

421 S.E.2d 340 (Ga. Ct. App. 1992)
421 S.E.2d 340

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