Turnbull v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Phipps, Presiding Judge.
After a bench trial, Neville Turnbull was convicted of making harassing phone calls1 to his former girlfriend, N. C. He argues on appeal that the evidence was insufficient and that he was deprived of effective assistance of counsel. We affirm.
*7201. When an appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction, “the relevant question is whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.”2
The state adduced the…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Suggs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
- Dickens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
- Morgan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
23 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by6 opinions
- Talton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
- Bryan Talton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
- Cettina Gertrude Gage v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2021
- Frank Augustus Huggins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2022
- Jonathan Burnett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2023
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.