Legal Opinion

Moon v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 12, 2000No. A00A0738PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Andrews, Presiding Judge.

Pursuant to the grant of his motion for out-of-time appeal, Joseph Lee Moon appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial after his conviction for theft by taking. Moon was acquitted of the charge of kidnapping.

1. Moon challenges the sufficiency of the evidence regarding theft by taking in his third enumeration, and we consider it first.

“On appeal [,] the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to support the verdict, and [Moon] no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence; moreover, an appellate court determines evidence sufficiency and does not…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  3. Tarvestad v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  4. Gaither v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  5. Dewberry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  5. Mosely v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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