Spillers v. State

Ellington, Judge.

Following a bench trial, the Superior Court of Crawford County found Harold Spillers guilty of false swearing, OCGA § 16-10-71 (a). Spillers appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence. We conclude that the State failed to prove that Spillers had the requisite criminal intent to support his conviction and, therefore, reverse.

When a criminal defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his or her conviction, we view the evidence with all inferences in favor of the factfinder’s conclusion, giving due regard to the trial court’s opportunity to judge…