Legal Opinion

Vanorsdall v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 19, 2000No. A99A2081PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

Douglas Vanorsdall was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol to the extent that it was less safe for him to drive. He appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and asserting numerous errors with respect to the form of the accusation. Because each of his enumerations of error is meritless, we affirm.

1. When a defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence on appeal from a criminal conviction, we must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence. On appeal, we do not weigh…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Lucas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. House v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  4. Melton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  5. Scott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  4. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  5. Lunsford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

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