Legal Opinion

Aguilera v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 11, 2008No. A08A1556PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Cesar Hernandez Aguilera was convicted of a single count of trafficking in marijuana, in violation of OCGA § 16-13-31. Aguilera now appeals from the trial court’s denial of his new trial motion, claiming (i) that the trial court erred in instructing the jury; and (ii) that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction. Discerning no error, we affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to support the verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence. We determine only…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Drammeh v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  2. Polite v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  4. Perez-Castillo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  5. White v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Ferguson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  2. Robinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  3. Able v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  4. Aguilera v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  5. Kirchner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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