Legal Opinion

Scott v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 31, 2000No. A00A0739PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Douglas William Scott appeals his conviction of possession of cocaine. Scott contends that insufficient evidence was presented to support his conviction and that the trial court erred by: (1) failing to charge on accomplice testimony; (2) allowing the introduction of improper character evidence; and (3) denying his motion for acquittal. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction,

the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Thornton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  3. Francis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  4. Bradford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  5. Lucas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Dougherty v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  2. Eidson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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