Legal Opinion

Wood v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 30, 2009No. A09A1453PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Adams, Judge.

After a jury convicted Christopher Jimmy Wood on one count of burglary, he filed a motion for new trial. Wood appeals following the denial of that motion asserting as his sole ground that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict. We affirm.

In considering Wood’s appeal, we must construe the evidence in a light most favorable to the verdict and “[Wood] no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence.” (Punctuation omitted.) Berry v. State, 274 Ga. App. 831 (1) (619 SE2d 339) (2005). In evaluating whether the evidence was sufficient to support Wood’s conviction, this Court…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Berry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  3. Head v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  4. High v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  5. In the Interest of J. S.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2009

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3Cited by4 opinions

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