Millsaps v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Mikell, Judge.
Michael Millsaps seeks reversal of his conviction of possession of methamphetamine, asserting that the evidence adduced against him at trial was insufficient to support the verdict. We agree and reverse his conviction.
On appellate review of a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. We do not weigh the evidence or judge the credibility of witnesses, but determine only if the evidence was sufficient for a rational trier of fact to find the defendant guilty of the…
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