Legal Opinion

Holland v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 16, 1998No. A98A0216PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

A jury found Felix Holland guilty of theft by taking. The trial court sentenced Holland to four years with two years to serve in prison. Holland filed a “Motion to Amend Sentence or for New Trial,” which the trial court denied. Holland appealed, asserting that there was insufficient evidence to find him guilty of the crime charged and that the trial court erred in denying his motion. We affirm.

1. “On appeal of a criminal conviction, the standard of review is whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Crawford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  3. Freeland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  4. Frederick v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  5. Jenkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Banks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  2. Richardson v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  3. State v. ThackstonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  4. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  5. NORDAHL v. the STATE.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2018

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