Legal Opinion

Hemphill v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 13, 2000No. A00A0613PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Ernest Isiah Hemphill appeals his conviction of armed robbery. Hemphill contends that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction and that the trial court erred in the charge to the jury. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

1. In two enumerations of error, Hemphill challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction.

On appeal the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to support the verdict, and [Hemphill] no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence; moreover, an appellate court determines…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Lester v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  3. Leigh v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  4. Adams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  5. Lee v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  5. Young v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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