Legal Opinion

Westbrooks v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 7, 2003No. A03A1061PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Karen Westbrooks guilty of two counts of forgery, one count of theft by deception, and two counts of theft by taking. On appeal, Westbrooks argues that the evidence was insufficient to support her conviction for theft by deception and theft by taking. She also alleges that the court erred by admitting evidence of her prior difficulties with one of the victims. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

1. In reviewing Westbrooks’ challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict. We neither weigh the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Suggs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  3. Wall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  4. McMichen v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  5. Merritt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Gould v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
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  4. Stallworth v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  5. Tyler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005

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