Legal Opinion

Whitehead v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 8, 1999No. A99A0139PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Tony Whitehead appeals his conviction, following a jury trial, for robbery by sudden snatching, contending: (1) the evidence is insufficient to support the guilty verdict and (2) the trial court erred in denying his motion to sever. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

1. When addressing the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict, this Court, as a reviewing court, does not pass on the weight of the evidence. Rather, we review the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict. On appeal of a conviction based on a jury verdict we examine the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Loren v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  3. Chandler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  4. Strickland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  5. Reid v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Rust v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  2. Head v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. Smalls v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  4. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  5. Barker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005

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