Legal Opinion

Benyard v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 22, 2011No. A11A1114PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mikell, Judge.

Condell Benyard, convicted following a bench trial of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, attempting to elude police officers, and a taillight violation, appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial, contending that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Finding no error, we affirm.

Under Jackson v. Virginia, 1 the sufficiency of the evidence is measured by determining “whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Cantrell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Driscoll v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Ellis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  2. White v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  3. Garrett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  4. Henderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  5. Anthony Ellis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012

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