Legal Opinion

Hennessey v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 12, 2006No. A06A2492PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Barnes, Judge.

A jury convicted Francis Joseph Hennessey of aggravated stalking, and the trial court sentenced him to ten years, to serve four in confinement. He appeals, contending that the evidence was insufficient. We disagree and affirm.

We view the evidence on appeal in the light most favorable to the verdict, and no longer presume the defendant is innocent. We do not weigh the evidence or decide the witnesses’ credibility, but only determine if the evidence is sufficient to sustain the convictions. Campbell v. State, 278 Ga. 839, 840 (1) (607 SE2d 565) (2005). We construe the evidence and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Campbell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  3. Maskivish v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. PLACANICA v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  2. Davidson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  3. Krepps v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  4. Patterson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007

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