Legal Opinion

Patterson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 26, 2000No. A00A0394PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, Judge.

Travis Montoya Patterson was convicted of possession of cocaine, misdemeanor obstruction of an officer, and misdemeanor possession of marijuana. On appeal, Patterson asserts two errors, both of which contest the sufficiency of the evidence. Having reviewed the record, we find no merit to either claim, and we affirm.

On appeal, the evidence must be viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, and Patterson no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. Pollard v. State, 230 Ga. App. 159 (495 SE2d 629) (1998). The evidence, when viewed in that manner, established that after…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Lester v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  3. Pollard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. Tankersley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  5. Sprinkles v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. EWUMI v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  2. Crawford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  4. Dukes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  5. In the Interest of M. M.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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