Legal Opinion

Booker v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 8, 1980No. 60415, 60416PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

Defendants — Kenneth and William Booker, appeal their conviction of robbery by intimidation. Held:

1. Defendants contend the verdict and judgment of conviction are contrary “to the weight of the evidence.” “The role of [an appellate] court is to pass not on the weight but on the sufficiency of the evidence.” Eubanks v. State, 240 Ga. 544 (1) (242 SE2d 41). Having reviewed the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict rendered, this court concludes that any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime, of which the defendants…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. StonakerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. Pulliam v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  4. High v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  5. Boyd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Booker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  2. Burris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  3. Butler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  4. Ramsay v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  5. Langston v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993

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