Legal Opinion

Olive v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 15, 2008No. A08A0509PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Phipps, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Roderick Olive was convicted of armed robbery, possession of cocaine, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of a pistol by a person under the age of 18. The trial court denied his motion for new trial. Olive appeals, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. We disagree and affirm.

On appeal, we consider “whether after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.”…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Thompson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  3. Slaughter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  4. Gibbs v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. White v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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