Legal Opinion

Heard v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 13, 2009No. A09A1568PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Darius Heard guilty of criminal attempt to commit robbery, fleeing from and attempting to elude a police officer, and reckless driving. Heard appeals, alleging the evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s verdict on the attempted robbery charge and the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress. We find no error and affirm Heard’s convictions.

1. 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; moreover, this…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Parnell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  2. Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  3. Redd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Prather v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  5. New v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Muse v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
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  3. Kinsey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  4. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  5. Rainey v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016

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