Legal Opinion

Baker v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 16, 2005No. A05A0809PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MlKELL, Judge.

After a jury trial, Roger Baker was convicted of three counts of aggravated assault and one count of reckless conduct. On appeal, Baker challenges the sufficiency of the evidence as to each conviction and the trial court’s denial of his motion for directed verdict of acquittal. We affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be construed in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the appellant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence. An appellate court determines only the legal sufficiency of the evidence adduced below and does not weigh the evidence…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  2. Lemons v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  3. Harrell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  5. Render v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Howard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  2. Thompson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  3. Rutledge v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  4. Thompson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  5. JACKSON v. the STATECourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2018

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