Legal Opinion

Bevis v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 22, 2003No. A02A1895PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Barnes, Judge.

Kenneth Edward Bevis appeals his conviction for violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act by possessing cocaine, arguing that the evidence was insufficient. He also argues that the trial court erred in declining to give his jury charge on equal access. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

1. We view the evidence on appeal in the light most favorable to the verdict and no longer presume the defendant is innocent. We do not weigh the evidence or decide the witnesses’ credibility, but only determine if the evidence is sufficient to sustain the convictions. Taylor v. State,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Taylor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  3. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  4. Anderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  2. Stovall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005

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