Legal Opinion

Arnold v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 24, 2000No. A99A2490PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

A Douglas County jury found appellant Willie Joseph Arnold guilty of two counts of armed robbery and one count of aggravated assault. Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and contends that the trial court should have granted a mistrial due to juror misconduct. Finding no error, we affirm.

1. The standard of review for a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence is well established:

[W]e view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict to determine whether any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crimes beyond a…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Sims v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  2. Bobo v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  3. Kellibrew v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  4. Leigh v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  5. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Gresham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  2. Finley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  3. Upshaw v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  4. Williamson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  5. Preval v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010

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