Legal Opinion

Espinosa v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 22, 2007No. A06A2425PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Phipps, Judge.

A jury found Omar Espinosa and his co-defendant Eric Anderson guilty of armed robbery of the clerk of a convenience store. On appeal, Espinosa contends that the evidence was insufficient, that he was not afforded effective assistance of counsel, and that he was denied due process. Because he has demonstrated no merit in these contentions, we affirm.

1. Espinosa challenges the sufficiency of the evidence.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. We do not…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Suggs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  5. Lajara v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  2. Coney v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  3. Nesbitt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  4. Sanders v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  5. Eskew v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011

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