Legal Opinion

Chambers v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 29, 2011No. A11A2306PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Andrews, Judge.

On appeal from his conviction for cruelty to children, Jacarol Chambers argues that the trial court erred when it questioned a witness and that counsel was ineffective. We find no error and affirm.

“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 Ga. App. 522, 523 (607 SE2d 165) (2004). We neither weigh the evidence nor judge the credibility of witnesses, but determine only whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Suggs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  4. Reese v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  5. Dickens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  2. Moore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  3. Jarcarol Chambers v. Alan Carter, WardenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  4. Justin Idelle Moore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  5. Melissa Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012

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