Legal Opinion
Adams v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 10, 2013No. A13A0370PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ray, Judge.
After a jury trial, Robert Louis Adams was convicted of burglary (OCGA § 16-7-1). He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, arguing that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.
On appeal from a criminal conviction, we construe the evidence in a light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of the innocence. Bryan v. State, 271 Ga. *783App. 60 (1) (608 SE2d 648) (2004). We do not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility, but determine only whether any rational trier of…
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