Legal Opinion

Abney v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 6, 1999No. A99A1055PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

A Richmond County jury found Anthony Abney guilty of burglary. Abney appeals, asserting numerous errors, and we affirm.

1. In two enumerations of error, Abney argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. On appeal from a criminal conviction,

the evidence must be construed in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the appellant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence; moreover, an appellate court does not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility but only determines whether the evidence is sufficient under the standard of Jackson v.…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Blumenfeld v. BorensteinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  3. Glisson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  4. Leon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  5. Harper v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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3Cited by25 opinions

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  2. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  3. State v. NewtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
  4. Humphrey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  5. In the Interest of S. K.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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