Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 18, 2008No. A08A0854Published

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

After a jury trial, Stanley Williams was convicted of burglary. He appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and the trial court’s refusal to give a requested jury charge. The challenges are without merit, and we thus affirm Williams’ conviction.

1. On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to support the jury’s verdict and the appellant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence. Moreover, we do not weigh the evidence or determine the credibility of witnesses, but determine only if there is sufficient evidence…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Brooks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  2. Littleton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  3. Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  4. Fields v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  5. Sweeder v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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