Legal Opinion

REEVES v. the STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 20, 2018No. A18A0175PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Doyle, Presiding Judge.

*414 Drusilla Reeves was convicted of making false statements 1 and misdemeanor obstruction of officers. 2 The trial court denied her amended motion for new trial, and Reeves appeals, arguing that (1) the evidence was insufficient; (2) the sentences should have been merged; and (3) trial counsel was ineffective. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

"On appeal, a conviction will be affirmed if [the appellate c]ourt determines that, under the evidence, any rational trier of fact could have found proof of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt." 3

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2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  3. Banta v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  4. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  5. Banta v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. COBB v. the STATE.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2018
  2. GARR v. the STATE.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2018
  3. Anthony Allen Oliver v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2022
  4. David Franklin Black v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
  5. Douglas Edward Stephenson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019

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