Legal Opinion

Roberts v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 23, 2006No. A05A1917PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bernes, Judge.

A Tift County jury found Gregory Roberts guilty of armed robbery and burglary. In this appeal, Roberts challenges only the sufficiency of the evidence. We affirm.

When reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence, we consider the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict and do not assess the credibility of the witnesses or reweigh the evidence. Green v. State, 244 Ga. App. 565, 565-566 (1) (536 SE2d 240) (2000). As long as the record contains competent evidence to support each element required to make out the prosecution’s case, the verdict will be upheld. Childress v.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Milam v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  2. Childress v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  3. McCluskey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  4. Green v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  5. Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Taylor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  2. Collins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  3. Wilcox v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  4. Doublette v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  5. Reed v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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