Legal Opinion

Murray v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 18, 1999No. A99A1107PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

Michael Murray was convicted of armed robbery and aggravated assault. He appeals, contesting the sufficiency of the evidence. Because the evidence was sufficient to support the verdicts, we affirm.

On appeal of a criminal conviction,

the evidence must be construed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. An appellate court does not weigh the evidence or judge the credibility of the witnesses but only determines whether the evidence to convict is sufficient under the standard of Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Harper v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  3. Ringo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  4. Cummings v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  5. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Sinclair v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  2. Brantley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  3. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  4. Melvin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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