Legal Opinion

Coleman v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 3, 1997No. A97A2165PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Judge.

Artis Coleman appeals his conviction for possession of marijuana, contending that the evidence against him was insufficient as a matter of law to support the verdict. His two co-defendants were acquitted. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the conviction.

“On appeal the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to support the verdict, and [Coleman] no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence; moreover, an appellate court determines evidence sufficiency and does not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility. The standard for reviewing a denial of a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Lester v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  3. Farmer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Wells v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  2. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  3. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. Leming v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Page v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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