Legal Opinion

Collins v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 7, 2010No. A10A0645PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

A jury convicted Steven Collins of burglary, entering an automobile with the intent to commit theft, and misdemeanor obstruction of a police officer, and he appeals. Collins contends the evidence at trial was insufficient to convict him of burglary, and the trial court erred in declining to give his jury charge on obstruction. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

We view the evidence on appeal in the light most favorable to the verdict, and no longer presume the defendant is innocent. We do not weigh the evidence or decide the witnesses’ credibility, but only…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  3. Campbell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  4. Arsenault v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  5. Sims v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Wilcox v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  2. Riles v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  3. Kim Leroy Riles v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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