Legal Opinion

Ferguson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 1, 2013No. A13A0495PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Phipps, Chief Judge.

J ason Ferguson was convicted of aggravated assault. He appeals, contending that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction and that the court committed errors in its charge to the jury. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

1. Ferguson challenges the sufficiency of the evidence.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, with the defendant no longer enjoying a presumption of innocence. We neither weigh the evidence nor judge the credibility of witnesses, but determine only whether, after viewing the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. State v. KellySupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  2. Hoffler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  3. Terry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  4. Milinavicius v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  5. Anthony v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005

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3Cited by6 opinions

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