Legal Opinion

Slaughter v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 8, 1997No. A97A0207PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Andrews, Chief Judge.

Douglas Slaughter appeals from his conviction of one count of arson in the first degree and one count of arson in the second degree. The conviction of one of his co-defendants, Helton, was affirmed in Helton v. State, 219 Ga. App. 826 (466 SE2d 690) (1996).

1. Slaughter first contends that the evidence was legally insufficient. “On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the [defendant] no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence; moreover[,] an appellate court does not [weigh] the evidence or…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Ladson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  5. Garrett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Polite v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  2. McCant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Palmer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  4. Skaggs-Ferrell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  5. Watson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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