Legal Opinion
Herring v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 7, 1997No. A96A1989PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Herring was convicted by a jury for kidnapping with bodily injury, OCGA § 16-5-40, and aggravated assault with an automobile console lid, OCGA § 16-5-21. He was acquitted of other charges, and his motion for new trial was denied.
The evidence is viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence; in addition, an appellate court does not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility but only determines whether the evidence is sufficient under the standard of Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
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3Cited by24 opinions
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