Defendant was convicted in a jury trial in the Superior Court, Thomas County, Altman, J., of burglary
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Defendant was convicted in a jury trial in the Superior Court, Thomas County, Altman, J., of burglary of building arising from incident in which defendant parachuted off television broadcast tower. Defendant appealed. The Court of Appeals, Andrews, PJ, held that broadcast tower was not a " building " under burglary statute
Redfern v. State , 246 Ga. App. 572, 540 SE2d 701 (Ga. Ct. App. 2000)
- Who are the parties to this case?
- What was the defendant charged with at the trial court level?
- What conclusion was reached at the trial court level?
- Which party appealed the case? In other words, which party was the appellant and which party was the appellant?
- What legal grounds was this appeal based on? To ask this more simply, the legal definition of which word in the statute is at issue and why?
- Which appellate court made this decision?
- Which party did the appellate court side with? In other words, which party's brief did the appellate court obviously find more persuasive?
- Was the trial court's decision affirmed or reversed?
- What was the name of the judge who wrote this opinion and what year was the opinion published?
- How many other appellate judges competed with this decision?
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