Legal Opinion

Burden v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 27, 1988No. 75991PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Benham, Judge.

Appellant was indicted for and convicted of failing to stop and give information at the scene of a vehicular collision. See OCGA § 40-6-270 (a).

1. In several enumerations of error, appellant questions the sufficiency of the evidence presented by the State and the trial court’s denial of his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal. The test established in Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979), guides our review of both the denial of the motion for directed verdict and the sufficiency of the evidence. Humphrey v. State, 252 Ga. 525 (1) (314 SE2d…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Humphrey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  3. Adsitt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  4. Brooks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  5. York v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Bishop v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  2. Klaub v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. Lawrence v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  4. Thomason v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  5. Watson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989

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