Legal Opinion

Cosby v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 17, 2007No. A07A1865PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MlKELL, Judge.

Pamela Brion Cosby was convicted of sale of cocaine and sentenced to fifteen years, five to serve. On appeal, Cosby challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. We affirm.

The standard of review on appeal of a criminal conviction is whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. The appellant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence, and we determine only the sufficiency of the evidence. We do not weigh the evidence or assess witness…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  3. Robertson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  4. Tiggs v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  5. Lowe v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988

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