Legal Opinion

Perkins v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 12, 2000No. A00A0216PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

Benny Perkins was convicted in a bench trial of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. He appeals, contending that the evidence was insufficient to show that he knowingly possessed the drugs. Because the evidence was sufficient, we affirm.

In considering a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to support the verdict, and the defendant is no longer entitled to a presumption of innocence. We do not weigh the evidence or determine the credibility of witnesses, but simply determine whether the evidence was…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Blair v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  2. Polke v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  3. Horne v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  4. Luke v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Blaylock v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Stephens v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  2. Carswell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  3. Boyd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  4. Baltazar v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  5. Sandoval v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

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