Legal Opinion

Whitehill v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 11, 2000No. A00A2324PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mikell, Judge.

A Cobb County jury convicted Christopher Howard Whitehill of burglary and aggravated assault with intent to rape. On appeal, he contends that insufficient evidence of intent exists to support his convictions. We disagree and affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence, and the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict. Redd v. State, 232 Ga. App. 666 (1) (502 SE2d 467) (1998).

Conflicts in the testimony of the witnesses, including the State’s witnesses, are a matter of credibility for the jury…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  2. Butler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  3. Redd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. Mangham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. McGuire v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  2. Brewster v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  3. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  4. Hamilton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  5. Brewster v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

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