Legal Opinion

Dudley v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 10, 2007No. A07A1575Published

1Opinion of the Court

Adams, Judge.

A jury found Adrian Dudley guilty of theft by taking after he drove away with $21,500 received from an informant. On appeal from his conviction, Dudley argues that the trial court erred when it denied his motion for directed verdict, when it charged the jury, and when it limited his cross-examination of the informant. We find no error and 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. Reese v. State, 270 Ga. App. 522, 523 (607 SE2d 165) (2004). We…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Reese v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  3. Walker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  4. Dukes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  5. Fuller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005

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