Legal Opinion

Tolbert v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 21, 2014No. A14A0111Published

1Opinion of the Court

McFadden, Judge.

After a jury trial, William Tolbert was convicted of aggravated assault on a peace officer and two counts of obstruction of an officer. Tolbert appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence. But because there is enough evidence from which a rational trier of fact could have found Tolbert guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, we affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, with the defendant no longer enjoying a presumption of innocence. We neither weigh the evidence nor judge the credibility of witnesses, but…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  2. Glenn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  3. Zeger v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API