Wooten v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Judge.
Samuel Wooten was tried and convicted of robbery by sudden snatching (a felony) and giving a false name to a law enforcement officer as well as driving while his license was suspended (both misdemeanors). Following the denial of his motion for new trial, he brings this appeal asserting several enumerations of error.
1. Wooten claims that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the convictions. The standard of review is whether, in reviewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, a rational trier of fact could find Wooten guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.…
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