Legal Opinion

KOLDEWEY v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 13, 2011No. A11A0190PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Doyle, Judge.

Matthew B. Koldewey appeals from a four-count conviction 1 for making terroristic threats, contending that the trial court erred by (1) denying his motion for a directed verdict because the evidence was insufficient to support a finding of guilt, and (2) shifting the burden of proof by incorrectly charging the jury on involuntary intoxication. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

Construed in favor of the verdict, 2 the evidence shows that in January 2008, Koldewey, who was on probation and had been participating in a drug court rehabilitation…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Short v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  5. Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Tidwell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  2. Layne v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  3. United States v. Najee OliverCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2020
  4. United States v. Najee OliverCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2020

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