Legal Opinion

Sidner v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 9, 2010No. A10A1052PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.

On appeal from his conviction for terroristic threats and obstruction of a police officer, Walter Sidner argues that the evidence was insufficient and that the trial court’s charge to the jury on terroristic threats did not conform to the indictment. We find that the evidence was insufficient as to both terroristic threats and obstruction. We therefore reverse Sidner’s conviction.

“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…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Reese v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  3. Brooks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  4. Armour v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  5. Woodward v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. EWUMI v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  2. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  3. Nassau v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  4. Miller v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  5. Santos v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010

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