Legal Opinion

White v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 27, 2001No. A01A0973PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ellington, Judge.

A Thomas County jury convicted Bonnie Ann White of armed robbery, OCGA § 16-8-41 (a). She appeals, contending the trial court erred in denying her motion for a directed verdict because the evidence was insufficient to support her conviction. Finding no error, we affirm.

The standard of review for the denial of a motion for directed verdict of acquittal is the same as that for reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction. Under that standard we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict and determine whether any rational trier of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  3. Nealy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Lunsford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  2. Bollinger v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  3. Haney v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  4. Hutchinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  5. Jupiter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011

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