Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 16, 2013No. A13A0004PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

Abdu O. Williams appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial following his jury conviction for armed robbery and aggravated assault. Williams contends, among other things, that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction and raises multiple claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. Upon our review, we affirm.

1. “On appeal from a criminal conviction, a defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence, and the evidence is viewed in the light most favorable to the guilty verdict.” (Citation and punctuation omitted.) Goss v. State, 305 Ga.…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  3. Schofield v. HolseySupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  4. Goss v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  5. Farris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Curtis v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  2. Wiggins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
  3. Rebecca Wiggins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016

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