Legal Opinion

Rossell v. the State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 20, 2017No. A17A0049Published

1Opinion of the Court

Rickman, Judge.

Taboris Rossell was tried by a jury and convicted of two counts of aggravated battery, armed robbery, possession ofafirearm during the commission of a felony (armed robbery), and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. On appeal, Rossell contends that the trial court erred by denying his motion to sever the offenses charged in the indictment. For the following reasons, we affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to support the jury’s verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence. We do not weigh…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Harmon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  3. Langston v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  4. Fielding v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  5. Watkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994

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