Carter v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Presiding Judge.
A jury convicted Candace Renee Carter of robbery, and she appeals, contending that insufficient evidence corroborated the accomplice testimony presented at trial. She also contends that her trial counsel was ineffective for several reasons. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
1. Carter contends that the testimony of her accomplice was uncorroborated and thus insufficient to support her conviction. In Carter’s view, the evidence created only a “grave suspicion” of guilt. We disagree.
An appellate court reviews the evidence in a criminal case in the light most…
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