Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 24, 2005No. A05A0929PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Chief Judge.

A jury found Alice Marie Jones guilty of misdemeanor obstruction. Jones appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

On appeal, Jones no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence, and the evidence must be viewed favorably to the verdict.1 We do not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility, but only determine whether the evidence was sufficient to find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.2

So viewed, the evidence shows that on March 6, 2002, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at the residence of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Milam v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  2. Duke v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  3. Conroy v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  4. Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  5. Glenn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. United States v. Dereck Jerome BrownCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2015
  2. Watson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  3. Everett Thomas Watson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014

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