Whitley v. State

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

A Cherokee County jury found Timothy Wayne Whitley guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and battery. Whitley appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial, contending that the evidence was insufficient to enable the trier of fact to reject his claim of self-defense and convict him of the charged offenses. We disagree and affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be construed in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence; moreover, an appellate court does not weigh…