Fraser v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Phipps, Judge.
A jury found Richard C. Fraser guilty of speeding and reckless driving. He appeals the reckless driving conviction, arguing that the evidence showed only that he was speeding, and that speeding, alone, is insufficient to establish reckless driving. Because the evidence showed that Fraser was speeding in a populated residential area, we affirm.
In reviewing a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict to determine whether any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond…
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