Legal Opinion

Carter v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 4, 2013No. A13A0943PublishedCited by 5 opinions

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…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Romer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  4. Mallory v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  5. Chapel v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998

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