Legal Opinion

Savage v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 25, 1997No. A97A2496PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

A jury found Terrance Savage guilty of first-degree arson. Savage appeals, arguing that the circumstantial evidence presented at trial was insufficient to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. For reasons which follow, we affirm.

“The evidence is sufficient as a matter of law if, when viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, a rational trier of fact could find all the essential elements of the crimes. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. [307], 319-320 [(99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979)].” Gable v. State, 222 Ga. App. 768, 769 (1) (476 SE2d 66) (1996). Viewed in this…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Moore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  2. Ransom v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  3. McKeehan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  4. Vasser v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  5. Diggs v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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