Legal Opinion

In re E. A. D.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 7, 2005No. A05A0580PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Following a bench trial, E. A. D., a minor child, appeals her adjudication of delinquency for trafficking cocaine, contending that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict. Because the State failed to prove any connection between E. A. D. and the drugs other than spatial proximity, we reverse.

In considering an appeal from an adjudication of delinquency, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution to determine if a rational trier of fact could have found, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the juvenile committed the acts charged. The…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Whipple v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  3. Morris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  4. Carthern v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. In the Interest of R. J. S.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  2. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  3. In the Interest of T. W.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  4. Wright v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  5. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007

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