Legal Opinion

Goodrum v. the State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 11, 2016No. A15A2007PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PHIPPS, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Jonquae Rique Goodrum guilty of aggravated assault. Goodrum filed a motion for new trial, which the trial court denied. He now appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence, the wording of his indictment, and the effectiveness of trial counsel. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

1. When reviewing a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, we construe the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. We do not weigh the evidence or resolve issues of witness credibility, but…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Morgan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  2. Benson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
  3. Hall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  4. Richards v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  5. Gipson v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015

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