PALACIOUS v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
McFadden, Judge.
After a jury trial, Maynor Palacious was convicted of aggravated assault and two counts of battery. He appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence. Because there is enough evidence from which a rational trier of fact could have found Palacious guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the crimes charged, we affirm.
When reviewing a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence. Short v. State, 234 Ga. App. 633, 634 (1) (507 SE2d 514) (1998). We do…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Short v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Morton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
- Wilcox v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011