Johnson v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Judge.
Following a jury trial, Milton Johnson was convicted of four counts of burglary. On appeal, Johnson contends that he received ineffective assistance of counsel and that the trial court erred in admitting an “unduly suggestive” photographic lineup. For reasons that follow, we affirm.
On appeal from a criminal conviction, the defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence. Rather, we view the evidence in a light most favorable to the jury’s verdict. We do not weigh the evidence or resolve issues of witness credibility, but merely determine whether the evidence was sufficient…
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