Legal Opinion

Butler v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 13, 2003No. A02A1785PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Mitzi Lynn Butler guilty of two counts of second degree arson and two counts of second degree criminal damage to property. In her sole enumeration of error on appeal, Butler challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. As we find that the evidence was sufficient, we affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, Butler no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence, and we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict. Viewed in this light, the record reveals that on the evening of April 20, 2001, Butler went to a bar with John Baldwin.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Purvis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  2. Holland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  3. MacK v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Cox v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  2. James v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

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