Legal Opinion

McKinney v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 11, 2001No. A01A2397PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eldridge, Judge.

A Wilcox County jury found Larry McKinney guilty of burglary. He appeals, raising several enumerations of error that he claims require reversal of his conviction. Upon review, we disagree and affirm.

1. In his first three enumerations of error, McKinney challenges the sufficiency of the evidence against him.

An appellate court determines only the legal sufficiency of the evidence adduced below and does not weigh the evidence or assess the credibility of the witnesses. Additionally, this court will not second-guess what evidence the jury chose to believe. As long as there is some…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  4. Parker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  5. Holsey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999

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  5. McCollum v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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