Legal Opinion

Cornelius v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 21, 2005No. A05A0468PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bernes, Judge.

A Bibb County jury convicted Kendal Bernard Cornelius of one count of aggravated battery and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Cornelius appeals challenging the sufficiency of the evidence to support his convictions for aggravated assault and contending he was denied effective assistance of counsel. Finding no error, we affirm.

We view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict to determine whether any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crimes beyond a reasonable doubt. We address only the sufficiency of the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Smith v. FrancisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  5. Mallory v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991

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3Cited by10 opinions

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