Legal Opinion

Cox v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 3, 2000No. A00A0198PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pope, Presiding Judge.

Montez Cox asserts that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction on one count of armed robbery. Because we find there was sufficient evidence to sustain the verdict, we affirm.

On appeal the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to support the verdict, and [Cox] no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence; moreover, an appellate court determines evidence sufficiency and does not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility.

Byrd v. State, 240 Ga. App. 354 (523 SE2d 578) (1999). “As long as there is some competent evidence, even though…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Berry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  3. Whitlock v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  4. Byrd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  5. Trzepacz v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Ivey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  2. Gilmore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  3. Palmer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  4. Jupiter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  5. McEntyre v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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