Legal Opinion

CORDOVIA v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 16, 2010No. A09A1805Published

1Opinion of the Court

Doyle, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Alberto Carlos Cordovia appeals his conviction for family violence battery, 1 contending that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict. Because there was evidence authorizing the jury to find that Cordovia committed the charged offense, we affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict and an appellant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. This Court determines whether the evidence is sufficient under the standard of Jackson v. Virginia, 2 and does not weigh the evidence or…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Rankin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  3. Simmons v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  4. Garrett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009

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