Legal Opinion

West v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 26, 2007No. A07A2420PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

A Cherokee County jury found Brandon Lester West guilty of possessing marijuana, cocaine, and methamphetamine. West appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

In reviewing West’s challenge, we construe the evidence in a light favorable to the jury’s verdict. We do not weigh the evidence or resolve issues of witness credibility, but merely determine whether the evidence was sufficient to find West guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

So viewed, the evidence shows that on January 15, 2004, officers executed a search warrant at the Cherokee…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  2. Green v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
  3. Aldridge v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  4. Pruitt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  5. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DiPanfiloSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  2. Cole, StevenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  3. Harbin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009

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