Legal Opinion

Wilcoxson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 20, 1997No. A97A0239PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Judge.

Gregory D. Wilcoxson, pro se, appeals his conviction of battery following a bench trial. Wilcoxson contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction.

1. “There is no verdict in a bench trial; the issue is whether the evidence met the test of Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979).” Blair v. State, 216 Ga. App. 545, 546 (1) (455 SE2d 97) (1995). See also Adkins v. State, 221 Ga. App. 460, 462 (471 SE2d 896) (1996).

In the present case, the evidence is sufficient to persuade a reasonable trier of fact of Wilcoxson’s guilt beyond a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Blair v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  3. Adkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  4. Whisenhunt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Burchett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  2. Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005

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