Legal Opinion

Marsengill v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 13, 2005No. A05A2117PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ellington, Judge.

Following a bench trial, the City Court of Atlanta convicted Eugene Marsengill of driving without a valid license and improper stopping in a roadway. He appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence. We affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence is viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict. We neither assess the credibility of the witnesses nor weigh the evidence, but instead determine only whether a rational trier of fact could have found each of the elements of the crime proven beyond a reasonable doubt. . . . [Further,] to sustain a judgment…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Phillips v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  2. Frye v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  3. Stephens v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  4. Cartwright v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Dixon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  2. State v. StaffordCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  3. Wheeler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  4. Ricky Lewis Thompson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019

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