Legal Opinion

Brown v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 6, 2006No. A06A1188PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Chief Judge.

A jury found Isaac Brown guilty of robbery. Following the denial of his motion for new trial, he appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence. Finding the evidence sufficient to support the verdict, we affirm.

When reviewing a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence in a criminal matter, we consider the evidence in a light favorable to the jury’s verdict and neither weigh the evidence nor evaluate witness credibility.1 We only “assess whether the evidence was sufficient to find [Brown] guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.”2

Viewed in this light, the evidence shows…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Best v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  2. Oliver v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  3. McDonald v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  4. Moore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. In the Interest of A. B.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  2. Slan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  3. In Re ABCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  4. Michael Slan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012

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