Legal Opinion

Millender v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 5, 2007No. A07A0609PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bernes, Judge.

A Cobb County jury convicted Mortez Millender of robbery 1 and aggravated assault. Millender appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial, contending that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his convictions and that the trial court erred in charging the jury on robbery by sudden snatching. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

1. We first address Millender’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. McCrary v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  3. Hambrick v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  4. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
  5. Martin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Powell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  2. Ratana v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  3. Campbell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  4. Kirkland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  5. In the Interest of C. L.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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