Legal Opinion

Milliken v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 26, 1998No. A98A0528PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Appellant Leonard Scott Milliken appeals his conviction of aggravated assault, kidnapping, and DUI. Held:

1. Appellant’s contention that there is insufficient evidence to sustain his conviction of kidnapping and aggravated assault, under a Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) standard, is without merit.

On appeal the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to support the verdict, and appellant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence; moreover, an appellate court determines evidence sufficiency and does not weigh the evidence or…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Grant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  4. Earnest v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  5. Van Alstine v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  2. Bogan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  3. Milliken v. StewartSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  4. Craft v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  5. Gibson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000

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