Legal Opinion

Sistrunk v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 31, 2007No. A07A1179PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

Following a bench trial, David Sistrunk was found guilty of driving under the influence to the degree he was a less safe driver and failing to stop at a stop sign. On appeal, Sistrunk challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. As we find the evidence sufficient to support the trial court’s finding of guilt, we affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, Sistrunk no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence, and we view the evidence in a light favorable to the trial court’s finding of guilt. In so doing, we neither weigh the evidence nor assess witness credibility, but merely…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Drogan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
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  3. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  4. Gamble v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  5. Ricks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  5. CHRISTIAN v. the STATE.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2018

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