Legal Opinion

Colbert v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 12, 2003No. A03A1415PublishedCited by 5 opinions

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…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Graham v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  2. Wright v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  3. Scott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  4. Silas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

3Cited by5 opinions

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  2. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  3. Jones, Martin, Parris & Tessener Law Offices, PLLC v. Westrex Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  4. Willis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  5. Jones, Martin, Parris & Tessener Law Offices, PLLC v. Westrex Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2011

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