Legal Opinion

Hawkins v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 5, 2001No. A00A2545PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

A jury found Dennis Hawkins guilty of burglary. Hawkins appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and the trial court’s failure to instruct the jury on the lesser included offense of criminal trespass. Finding the evidence sufficient and no error in the court’s instructions, we affirm.

1. In reviewing Hawkins’ challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, we do not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility. Instead, we review the evidence presented at trial in the light most favorable to support the jury’s verdict and determine whether this evidence is…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Russell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  4. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  5. Underwood v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Dorsey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  2. Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. Kantorik v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  4. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  5. Dorsey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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