Legal Opinion

Preston v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 8, 2009No. A09A2194PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.

On appeal from his conviction for aggravated assault, Nkosi Preston argues that the evidence was insufficient. We 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 the prosecution, a “rational trier of fact could have found the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Reese v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  3. In the Interest of J. A. C.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  4. In the Interest of C. S.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Wilson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  2. Hillsman v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
  3. Kilby v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  4. Owens v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015

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