Case ID: ga-app_165/html/0184-01.html
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Author: {"author": "Banke, Judge.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

65350.
    HOWARD v. THE STATE.
    Decided January 24, 1983.
    Arson. Troup Superior Court. Before Judge Lee.
    
      Arthur E. Mallory III, District Attorney, for appellee.
   Banke, Judge.

On appeal from his conviction of two counts of arson in the first degree, defendant’s appointed counsel has filed a motion to withdraw pursuant to Bethay v. State, 237 Ga. 625 (229 SE2d 406) (1976), accompanying the motion with a brief raising points of law which might arguably support the appeal. After considering these points, and after conducting a thorough examination of the record and transcript to determine independently whether there is any ground for reversal, we are in agreement with counsel that there is no arguable merit to the appeal. Therefore, this court grants the motion to withdraw and affirms the conviction. We are satisfied that the evidence adduced at trial was sufficient to enable any rational trier of fact to find the defendant guilty of the crimes charged beyond a reasonable doubt.

Judgment affirmed.

Deen, P. J., and Carley, J., concur.