Legal Opinion

Blankenship v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 14, 2009No. A09A2229PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Joseph Blankenship appeals his conviction for DUI (less safe)1 and possession of marijuana.2 He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and argues that the trial court erred (i) in denying his motion to suppress, (ii) in denying his request to strike four jurors for cause, and (iii) in giving certain jury charges. Discerning no error, we affirm.

1. When reviewing a defendant’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Short v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  4. McClain v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  5. O'KELLEY v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. CRUSSELLE v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  2. Bacallao v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  3. ROUEN v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  4. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  5. State v. GauthierCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014

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