Legal Opinion

Dennis v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 1, 2013No. A12A2396Published

1Opinion of the Court

Branch, Judge.

On appeal from his conviction for aggravated assault, Dwight Dennis argues that trial counsel was ineffective when he failed to move for a change in venue, to interview certain witnesses, and to assert a defense of involuntary intoxication. We affirm.

“On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, with the defendant no longer enjoying a presumption of innocence.” (Citation omitted.) Reese v. State, 270 Ga. App. 522, 523 (607 SE2d 165) (2004). We neither weigh the evidence nor judge the credibility of witnesses, but…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Suggs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  4. Reese v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  5. Goodwin v. Cruz-PadilloSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995

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