Legal Opinion

Esquibel v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 15, 2016No. A16A1420Published

1Opinion of the Court

Rickman, Judge.

Juan Bernando Esquibel was tried by a jury and convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, reckless conduct, and making a false statement. On appeal, Esquibel contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction of making a false statement beyond a reasonable doubt. 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 the evidence or judge the credibility of the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Quiller v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
  3. Watkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  4. Thornton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  5. Sneiderman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016

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