Colbert v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Presiding Judge.
A jury found Cynthia Denise Colbert guilty of aggravated battery. Colbert appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and the trial court’s jury instructions. Finding no error, we affirm.
1. In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence, we do not weigh that evidence or determine witness credibility.1 Instead, we construe the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict and determine whether any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.2
Viewed in this manner, the evidence shows that at…
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