Legal Opinion

Spratlin v. the State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 20, 2016No. A16A0055Published

1Opinion of the Court

Peterson, Judge.

Santonio Spratlin, convicted of armed robbery, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial and argues that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his armed robbery conviction. We affirm because the trial evidence authorized the jury to conclude that Spratlin committed the charged offense.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in a light most favorable to the verdict, and [Spratlin] no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence. We neither weigh the evidence nor judge…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Cleveland v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  2. Ferrell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  3. Clowers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  4. Price v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990

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