Legal Opinion

McDonald v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 5, 2002No. A02A0836PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge.

Citing the general grounds, Travis McDonald appeals his conviction of robbery by snatching from a person over 65. Since sufficient evidence sustains the conviction, we affirm.

“On appeal of a criminal conviction, the standard of review is whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.” (Citation and punctuation omitted.) Jenkins v. State, 230 Ga. App. 166, 169 (2) (495 SE2d 647) (1998); see Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Hogans v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  3. Jaber v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  4. Jenkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

3Cited by6 opinions

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  2. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  3. Justice v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  4. Slan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  5. Lawrence v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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