Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 30, 2008No. A07A2200PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

Following a trial, a jury found Shekia Akea Williams guilty of obstructing a law enforcement officer and giving a false name and date of birth to an officer. On appeal, Williams challenges the sufficiency of the evidence for her obstruction conviction and contends that the trial court erred in excluding certain evidence. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

In an appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in a light favorable to the verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. We neither weigh the evidence nor assess witness credibility,…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Hudson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  3. Duke v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  4. Bailey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  5. Griffin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. West v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  2. Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  3. Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012

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