Legal Opinion

Powell v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 17, 2011No. A11A0648PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Doyle, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Sandy Powell was convicted of robbery. Powell appeals the denial of his motion for new trial, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. We disagree and affirm.

When reviewing a defendant’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. We do not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility, but only determine if the evidence was sufficient for a rational trier of fact to find the defendant…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Green v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  3. Parks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  4. Millender v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  5. Barnett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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3Cited by60 opinions

  1. Williams v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  2. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  3. Sowell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  4. Howard v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
  5. Hartzler v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015

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