Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 15, 2007No. A07A0780PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mikell, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Timothy Andrew Smith was convicted of one count of cocaine possession and was sentenced as a recidivist to thirty years, twenty to serve and ten suspended. On appeal from the denial of his motion for a new trial, Smith contends that his character was improperly placed into evidence and that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. We disagree and affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in a light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence. We neither weigh…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Momon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  3. Peeples v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. Coney v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  5. Wilson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Amica v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  2. Barber v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  3. Dingler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  4. Thrasher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  5. White v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010

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