Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 15, 2009No. A09A1004Published

1Opinion of the Court

Bernes, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Kevin Edward Davis was convicted of possessing less than one ounce of marijuana. He argues that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support his conviction. We disagree and affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict. Smith v. State, 297 Ga. App. 526 (677 SE2d 717) (2009). We do not weigh the evidence nor judge the credibility of the witnesses, but determine only whether the evidence was sufficient for a rational trier of fact to find the defendant guilty beyond a…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Ledesma v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  3. King v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  4. Bean v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  5. Leming v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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